UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Erythronium oregonum

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 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
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. quinaultense, E. revolutum
Subordinate taxa
E. oregonum ssp. oregonum
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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