Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum) growing on Isle Royale

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The image is simply of a rare species of wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum) on Isle Royale, a unique island ecosystem in Lake Superior. Although once widespread across North America, the lily has become rare, threatened, and even extirpated in many parts of its geographic range due to: a) loss of prairies; b) picking/harvest by people; and, c) herbivory by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). On Isle Royale the lily grows in dry forest areas, rock outcrops, and meadows.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Photograph
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Temporal and geographic description	The image was taken in the morning of July 11, 2005 on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA. The lily was growing at the edge of a mature forest understory that was cool and damp.
Ecological Core Concept	Communities -- Species composition, abundance, and diversity Communities
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	The image is of a rare wood lily and can be used in a variety of ecological or biological courses. First, the image is of a rare plant growing on Isle Royale, so can be used to discuss rarity in an ecology course. Second, the image can be used to discuss the plant communities of Isle Royale (or other locations where wood lilies are found). Third, the image shows the flower’s petals, stamen, and even pollen and thus can be used in a general biology course when discussing plant anatomy or in a plant taxonomy course.
Keywords	Isle Royale; Lily; rare; Great Lakes; Lake Superior; rarity; plant
Key taxa	Wood Lily; Lilium philadelphicum
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Christopher Lepczyk
Primary Author Affiliation	University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Primary Author email	lepczyk@hawaii.edu
Rights	Copyright 2008 by Christopher Lepczyk.
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2008-05-01

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