Michigan Lily
Lilium michiganense
- Plant Type
- Forb (Deciduous)
- Landscape Layer
- Herbaceous
- Sun
- ☀️ Full Sun, ⛅ Part Sun, ☁️ Shade
- Moisture
- 💧 Regular, 💧💧 High
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Rocky / Acidic, Organic / Peat, Calcareous
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Sociability
- S2 – Small groups
Ecology & Conservation
- Proximity Score
- 0
- Native Status
- ❌ Outaouais ❌ Ottawa ❌ QC ✅ ON
- Closest Direction
- Local
- CEC Eco-Regions
- 5 – Northern Forests, 5.2 – Mixed Wood Shield, 5.2.3 – Algonquin/Southern Laurentians
- Rarity Notes
- Globally secure (G5) with a Canadian national rank of N4. Ranked S4 (Apparently Secure) in Ontario, its only Canadian province of occurrence. Not listed under SARA or COSEWIC. Range extends from southern Ontario through the upper Midwest and south to the Gulf states.
- Rarity Ranks
- ON S4 – Apparently Secure
- Migration
- Stable
- Ecological Context
- Michigan lily inhabits wet meadows, moist thickets, stream borders, and floodplain forests in the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valley regions. In Ontario it occurs primarily in the Mixed Wood Plains, frequenting low-ground habitats with rich, moist soils alongside species such as Sambucus canadensis, Lobelia cardinalis, and Calamagrostis canadensis.
Permaculture & Companion Planting
- Roles
- Pollinator Attractor
S73/S29/S72 Evidence: Pollinator Attractor: S73 [MEDIUM]: S68 4 bee associations (threshold=3)]
- Notes
- Pairs well with other moisture-loving native perennials in wet meadow and streamside plantings. S46 recommends Turtlehead and Joe-Pye Weed as companions for pond and stream margins. S3 lists five complementary species sharing similar moisture and light requirements, all suited to medium-wet habitats in the Mixed Wood Plains ecozone.
Edibility & Foraging ℹ
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Never ingest a plant unless you have 100% certainty of its identity and have consulted multiple reputable sources. The information provided in the Localeaf Plant Database is compiled from secondary sources for educational and historical purposes only.
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- Toxicity
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☠️ High Toxicity
Not listed in the Cornell poisonous plants database. OWSL notes toxicity fatal to cats, consistent with the well-documented Lilium genus toxicity to felines (nephrotoxic). S3 also notes the plant may cause skin rashes in humans upon contact. No significant toxicity concerns for humans, horses, or livestock are documented.
Seed Source
- Master Gardener