Flower ID: IMG_2920.JPG-07-20-2022 Flower name (scientific): Lilium michiganense Farwell PY: 1915. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) LIL-ee-um mish-uh-gun-EN-see (or mish-uh-gah-NEN-see) Flower name (common): Michigan Lily Family name (common): Lily Family name (scientific): Liliaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek λείριον (lirion), meaning white lily. Specific epithet: Of or related to Michigan. Common name origin: From its first location at Wiard's Crossing in Michigan and its membership in the Lily family. Flower description: Size: 2.5 to 3.0 inches (6.3 to 7.6 cm) Petal count: 6 Color: red or orange Other: flower arrangement, Whorl Plant description: Size: 36 to 72 inches (91 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is whorl, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly elliptic, occasionally linear or slightly lanceolate (FNA), elliptic (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, savannas, thickets, woodland margins, sreambanks, lakeshores, swamps, fens, moist to wet, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.759243 Longitude: -91.576538 Altitude: 268.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW