Index / Search / Chamaelirium luteum
§1 Plant
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray
vernacular fairywand — species · Liliaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Liliaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Chamaelirium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 448 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 448 counties across 23 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Calhoun 01015
- Chilton 01021
- Clarke 01025
- Clay 01027
- Conecuh 01035
- Coosa 01037
- Cullman 01043
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Franklin 01059
- Hale 01065
- Jefferson 01073
- Lee 01081
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Talladega 01121
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
Arkansas view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Bibb 13021
- Calhoun 13037
- Carroll 13045
- Chattooga 13055
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Clay 13061
- Cobb 13067
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Dodge 13091
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Harris 13145
- Lee 13177
- Lowndes 13185
- Lumpkin 13187
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Rabun 13241
- Rockdale 13247
- Stephens 13257
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Benton 28009
- Calhoun 28013
- Carroll 28015
- Choctaw 28019
- Clarke 28023
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- Lafayette 28071
- Lee 28081
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Noxubee 28103
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Scott 28123
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
- Winston 28159
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Livingston 36051
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- New York 36061
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Schoharie 36095
- Seneca 36099
- Steuben 36101
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Surry 37171
- Transylvania 37175
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Claiborne 47025
- Cocke 47029
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Rhea 47143
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Craig 51045
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Giles 51071
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CHLU ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2741647 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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