Putnam Park Wildflowers


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
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     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.
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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
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW