Erythronium propullans |
Erythronium quinaultense |
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Olympic fawn-lily, Quinault trout-lily |
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Habit | Herbaceous, scapose perennials from narrowly ovoid bulbs 35-75 mm. long; scapes 12-25 cm. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaves basal, 12-25 cm. long, green or faintly mottled with white or brown, lanceolate to ovate, the margins wavy. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of 1-3 flowers; tepals 6, white at the base, shading to pink, darkest toward the tips, with a yellow band at the base, lanceolate to ovate, 30-50 mm. long, the inner 3 with small auricles at the base; stamens 6, 12-24 mm. long, the filaments white, flattened; style white, 10-18 mm. long; stigma 3-lobed,the lobes recurved. |
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Fruits | Capsules oblong to ovoid, 3-6 mm. long. |
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Erythronium propullans |
Erythronium quinaultense |
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Flowering time | May-June | |
Habitat | Coniferous forest understory and edge, and moist slopes at low to moderate elevations. | |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, where endemic to Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) | |
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