Quercus

Michigan Lily

Lilium michiganense

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

13CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Lilium

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Acrolepiopsis incertellaCarrionflower Moth
  • Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
  • Geshna cannalisLesser Canna Leafroller Moth
  • Hymenia perspectalisSpotted Beet Webworm
  • Macronoctua onustaIris Border Moth, Iris Root Borer
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
  • Papaipema insulidensRagwort Stem Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
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  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
  • Xanthopastis regnatrixConvict Caterpillar, Spanish Quaker, Spanish Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Liliaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Flower color
Orange

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Michigan Lily

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS4?
Global rankNot available
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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