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Erythronium hendersonii

deer's tongue, giant fawn-lily, wild easter lily

Habit Perennial herb from a deep corm; flowering stems to 30 cm tall.
Leaves

All basal, usually paired; lanceolate; strongly mottled with brown.

Flowers

Showy white blooms with 6 tepals to 5 cm long; 1-3 at stem tips.

Fruits

Erect capsules 3-5 cm long.

Erythronium hendersonii

Erythronium oregonum

Identification notes The mottled leaves and low-elevation habitat separate this species from E. montanum, which also has white flowers; our other Erythronium species have pink or yellow flowers.
Flowering time March-May
Habitat Prairies, rocky balds, moist woods; at low elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in the Puget Sound lowlands and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. grandiflorum, E. idahoense, E. montanum, E. oregonum, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum
E. grandiflorum, E. idahoense, E. montanum, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum
Subordinate taxa
E. oregonum ssp. oregonum
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