Turk's cap is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
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Lilium martagon
''Lilium martagon'', the martagon lily or Turk's cap lily, is a Eurasian species of lily. It has a widespread native region extending from Portugal east through Europe and Asia as far east as Mongolia.
Description
It is stem-rooting, growing be ...
'', a lily species native to a wide area from central Europe east to Mongolia and Korea
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Lilium michauxii
''Lilium michauxii'', commonly known as the Carolina lily, is a wildflower native to the southeastern United States, thriving in dry, sandy soils of upland forests and ridges. It is the only fragrant lily species native east of the Rocky Mounta ...
'', a lily species native to southeastern North America
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Lilium superbum
''Lilium superbum'' is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central regions of North America. Common names include Turk's cap lily, turban lily, swamp lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily. The native range of the species extends f ...
'', a lily species native to eastern and central regions of North America
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Melocactus
''Melocactus'' (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's head cactus, Turk's cap cactus, or Pope's head cactus, is a genus of cactus with about 30–40 species. They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern S ...
'', a genus of cactus native to North and South America, many species of which are called Turk's-cap cactus
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Malvaviscus
''Malvaviscus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Malva, mallow family, Malvaceae. Common names for species in this genus include Turk's cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from ...
'', a genus of mallows native to North and South America, especially ''
Malvaviscus arboreus
''Malvaviscus arboreus'' is a species of flowering plant in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae, that is native to the American South, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The specific name, ''arboreus'', refers to the tree-like appearance of a ...
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Malvaviscus penduliflorus'', called Turk's cap or Turk's-cap mallow
See also
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Turban squash
Turban squash, also known as "Turk's turban" or "French turban" (''"Giraumon"'' in French), is a type of squash most often used as a winter squash. It is an heirloom, predating 1820. A cultivar of ''Cucurbita maxima'', it is closely related to ...
, a variety of squash also referred to as "Turk's turban"
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