Lilium michiganense

Lilium michiganense
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Lilium
Species:	L. michiganense
Binomial name
Lilium michiganense Farw.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Lilium canadense subsp. michiganense (Farw.) B.Boivin & Cody Lilium michiganense var. umbelliferum Farw. Lilium michiganense var. uniflorum Farw. Lilium michiganense f. umbelliferum (Farw.) Wherry Lilium michiganense f. uniflorum (Farw.) Wherry Lilium canadense f. uniflorum (Farw.) B.Boivin & Cody Lilium canadense var. umbelliferum (Farw.) B.Boivin

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]