Lilium michiganense

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Lilioideae
Genus: Lilium
Sectio: L. sect. Pseudolirium
Species: Lilium michiganense
Name

Lilium michiganense Farw. (1915)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Lilium canadense subsp. michiganense (Farw.) B.Boivin & Cody, Rhodora 58: 17. 1956.

Heterotypic
Lilium canadense f. uniflorum (Farw.) B.Boivin & Cody, Rhodora 58: 18. 1956, nom. illeg.
Lilium canadense var. umbelliferum (Farw.) B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 647. 1967.
Lilium michiganense f. umbelliferum (Farw.) Wherry, Bartonia 24: 8. 1947.
Lilium michiganense f. uniflorum (Farw.) Wherry, Bartonia 24: 8. 1947.
Lilium michiganense var. umbelliferum Farw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 353. 1915.
Lilium michiganense var. uniflorum Farw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 353. 1915.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Central USA
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
Regional: Canada
Ontario

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Farwell, O.A. 1915: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 42: 353.

Additional references

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) 2002. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. 723 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford, ISBN 0-19-515208-5. efloras Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lilium michiganense in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 01. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Lilium michiganense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lilium michiganense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 August 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lilium michiganense. Published online. Accessed: August 01 2022.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Michigan-Lilie
English: Michigan Lily

Lilium michiganense is a species of true lily commonly referred to as the Michigan lily.[2] It is a wildflower present in prairie habitats in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley regions of the United States and Canada, from South Dakota through Ontario to New York, south to Georgia and Oklahoma.[3][4]

Growing to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall by 2 ft (0.61 m) broad, Lilium michiganense is a bulbous herbaceous perennial with showy flowers in summer.[5] The flowers are orange with dark brown spots and acutely recurved petals. This plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental.

The Michigan lily is often confused with the Turk's cap lily (Lilium superbum) and with a naturalized Asian "tiger lily" Lilium lancifolium. The leaf arrangement is typically whorled, but sometimes alternate just below the inflorescence and at the very base of stem.[5]
Endangered status

The Michigan lily is an endangered species in the state of New York,[6] where it occurs in Monroe and Jefferson counties.[7] It is listed as threatened in Tennessee.[8]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 195 Michigan lily Lilium michiganense Farwell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 42: 353. 1915.
United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for lilium michiganese
Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
"Lilium michiganense page". missouriplants.com.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Regulations: Protected Native Plants
"Lilium michiganense". usf.edu.
Rare Species by County