Canada Lily
探検植物
Canada Lily
lilium canadense
The Canada Lily (Lilium canadense), also known as the wild yellow lily, is a stunning wildflower native to eastern North America. Renowned for its elegant, nodding trumpet-shaped blossoms, this perennial herb adds a splash of vibrant color to moist meadows, open woodlands, and wet ditches during the mid-summer months. Historically prized by Native Americans, who boiled its starchy bulbs to prepare nutritious soups, the Canada Lily remains a highly valued species for native pollinators and modern plant enthusiasts alike. Its graceful architecture and bright, hanging bells make it a standout resident of damp temperate ecosystems.
生息地: Found in moist meadows, wet prairies, swamp margins, and open, damp woodlands.
外見
Standing tall at 60 to 180 cm, the Canada Lily features whorls of lance-shaped leaves arranged at intervals along its smooth, unbranched stem. Its terminal clusters feature dangling, bell-shaped flowers that range in color from golden-yellow to deep orange-red, heavily freckled on the inside with dark purple or brown spots. From each nodding flower, prominent yellow-to-brown anthers hang downward, ready to brush against visiting pollinators. Unlike some other wild lilies, its petals flare outward and curve slightly upward at the tips, rather than curling tightly backward.
界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Liliopsida目Liliales科Liliaceae属Lilium
カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
It can take up to five to seven years for a Canada Lily grown from seed to produce its very first flower.
The underground bulbs of the Canada Lily were a traditional food source for Indigenous peoples, who cooked them in soups to obtain a texture similar to squash.
Unlike some other lilies whose petals curve tightly backward, the Canada Lily's petals flare outward and point downward, resembling a delicate, hanging chandelier.
特殊能力
能力
Contractile Roots
Utilizes specialized roots that contract to pull the bulb deeper into the soil, keeping it protected from freezing winter temperatures and ensuring access to deep soil moisture.
能力
Nectar Guide Freckles
The dark spots inside the petals act as visual guides, directing long-tongued pollinators toward the nectar sources deep within the bloom.
能力
Winter Bulblet Dormancy
The plant dies back entirely to an underground rhizomatous bulb in the winter, storing critical energy to regenerate rapidly when the spring soil warms.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 60-180 cm
- 寿命
- 5-15 年
食性と食事
As a photosynthetic plant, the Canada Lily produces its own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, supplemented by minerals absorbed from the soil.
主な食物
- Sunlight
- Carbon dioxide
- Water
- Soil minerals
生態系とのつながり
mutualism
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Sips nectar from the hanging blooms, transferring pollen on its forehead from plant to plant.
eaten by
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Feeds heavily on the nutritious young stems, leaves, and flower buds, often preventing flowering and damaging wild populations.
eaten by
Lily Leaf Beetle
Lilioceris lilii
Both larvae and adults defoliate the plant, posing a significant threat to local lily populations.
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危険度
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よくある質問
Canada Lilyを見分けるには？
Canada Lilyを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。
Canada Lilyの長さは何ですか？
60-180 cm
Canada Lilyの寿命は何ですか？
5-15 年
Canada Lilyは何を食べますか？
As a photosynthetic plant, the Canada Lily produces its own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, supplemented by minerals absorbed from the soil.
Canada Lilyは通常どこに生息していますか？
Found in moist meadows, wet prairies, swamp margins, and open, damp woodlands.
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