[2][3] Lilium pyrophilum produces a rhizomatous bulbous root system which is occasionally branched.

The plant grows to 0.6-1.6 m (*) It has long narrow, slightly pointed leaves arranged in a variable number of whorls around the stem.

The yellow or yellow–orange inflorescence is borne on racemes of 1–7 flowers, they are pendant and not fragrant.

Lilium pyrophilum is also named the "Sandhills lily" from its restricted location where it benefits from regular brush fires.

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