Editing Lilium (section)

==Ecology==
Lilies are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the [[Dun-bar]].

The proliferation of deer (e.g. ''[[Odocoileus virginianus]]'') in North America, mainly due to factors such as the elimination of large predators for human safety, is responsible there for a downturn in lily populations in the wild and is a threat to garden lilies as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.org/tiee/vol/v2/issues/figure_sets/deer/overview.html |title=Ecological Impacts of High Deer Densities |website=Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology |date=2004 |publisher=Ecological Society of America |access-date=2019-11-27 |archive-date=2019-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127164404/https://www.esa.org/tiee/vol/v2/issues/figure_sets/deer/overview.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Fences as high as 8 feet may be required to prevent them from consuming the plants, an impractical solution for most wild areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://homeguides.sfgate.com/deer-eat-hostas-lilies-104420.html |title=Will Deer Eat Hostas & Lilies? |website=SFGate |publisher=Hearst |access-date=2019-11-27 |archive-date=2019-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127164343/https://homeguides.sfgate.com/deer-eat-hostas-lilies-104420.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>