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Michigan Lily
Lilium
michiganense |
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| Family |
Lily (Liliaceae) |
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| Bloom |
Summer |
| Habitat |
Wet, sun, meadows, roadsides |
| Status |
Native |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
3-7 feet |
| Flower |
Flowers are large, dangling
orange flowers 2-3" wide with 6 petals (actually 3 sepals and 3 petals).
There are typically several flowers per plant. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are a whorl of narrow
lance-shaped leaves. |
| Notes |
This is a showy
lily of the woodland habitats, which is also called Turk's-cap Lily was once
common along country roads. It has decreased due to mowing and draining of
ditches. It grows from a large underground bulb, which used to be gathered
by Native Americans for food. |
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