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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Liliaceae
Lilium michiganense Farw.
Michigan lily, Turk's-cap lily
Lilium: derived from Greek lirion, "a lily"
michiganense: from Michigan
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-6' tall forb |
| Flower: | orange, 6-parted, 3" wide, buds 3-angled; purple-dotted, petal-like tepals bending upward; inflorescence with several to many nodding flowers in a cluster; blooms July-Aug. |
| Fruit: | elongated, 3-parted capsule |
| Leaf: | rough at edges and veins, lance-like; main leaves whorled, upper leaves alternate |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, streambanks, bogs, woods |
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