Lilium michiganense
Lilium michiganense
Lilium michiganense is a species in the genus of lilies ( Lilium) in the American section. In culture, this lily is rarely found.
Description
Lilium michiganense reaches a height of up to 190 cm. The bulbs are small, roundish and unsegmented, they are coated with white to yellowish scales lanceolate. The plant forms from rhizomes.
The stem is smooth and straight. The leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, 4.6 to 15.3 cm long and 0.6 to 2.3 cm wide. They are covered on both sides with short, stiff, white hairs and ciliated at the edges. The leaves freely distributed around the stem and the tip is tilted downward.
The plant flowers in July to a single, or up to six nodding in a raceme, fragrant flowers. The hermaphrodite flowers are triple. The six arranged bloom ( tepals ) are backward rolled, and 9.5 to 9.3 cm long. The basic color of the flowers is orange to dark red with brown speckles. Each flower has three carpels and six stamens. The anthers are about 10 mm long and the pollen is brown -orange.
The seeds mature in oval 3.4 cm to 6.5 cm long seed pods zoom and germinate delayed - hypogeous.
Dissemination
The species is widespread, regardless of their name throughout eastern North America, in the states of Ontario, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Lilium michiganense needs a moist but well-drained soil, it flourishes best prairies with long grasses near the river or swamps at altitudes between 100 m and 600 m above sea level.
System
The species is very close with Lilium superbum, the Canada lily ( Lilium canadense ) and Lilium grayi related. In the areas in which it occurs together with these types it comes to natural hybrid formation.