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Erythronium citrinum

pale fawn-lily

pale fawn-lily

Leaves

8–15 cm;

blades mottled brown or white;

margins wavy.

Inflorescences

1–3-flowered.

Flowers

tepals 20–45 mm, white, sometimes aging to light pink, usually yellow at base;

inner tepals with or without auricles at base;

stamens 10–15 mm;

filaments linear; less than 1 mm wide, white to pink;

anthers white to red;

style white to pink;

stigma entire or lobes less than 1 mm long.

Fruits

capsules 2–5 cm.

2n

=24.

Erythronium citrinum

Erythronium citrinum var. citrinum

Distribution
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Discussion

[Species with one variety or subspecies in Oregon.]

Open, dry woods and slopes, often on serpentine. Flowering Mar–Jun. 300–1800m. Sisk. CA. Native.

Erythronium citrinum is known to hybridize with E. hendersonii.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1 Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 298
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
E. elegans, E. grandiflorum, E. hendersonii, E. hendersonii x Erythronium oregonum, E. klamathense, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. revolutum
Subordinate taxa
E. citrinum var. citrinum
Synonyms Erythronium howellii
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