Burke: Lloydia serotina vs. Lloydia serotina var. serotina

	Lloydia serotina	Lloydia serotina var. serotina
	alpine lily	alpine lily
Habit	Herbaceous perennial from short, thick rhizomes, the erect flowering stems 5-15 cm. tall; several brownish, withered bracts persist over-winter at the base of the stem.
Leaves	Basal leaves 4-10 cm. long and about 1 mm. broad; cauline leaves 2-4, much shorter and 1-2 mm. broad.
Flowers	Flowers usually solitary, occasionally 2; tepals 6, all alike, white with purplish veins, oblong to broadly oblanceolate, 6-12 mm. long; stamens 6, inserted at the base of the tepals, about half as long as the tepals, equaling the single style; ovary 3-celled.
Fruits	Capsule obovoid, 6-8 mm. long.

	Lloydia serotina	Lloydia serotina var. serotina
Flowering time	June-September	June-August
Habitat	Gravelly ridges, cliffs and rock crevices at high elevations.	Gravelly ridges, cliffs and rock crevices at high elevations.
Distribution	Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon and Nevada, east to Alberta and New Mexico. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon and Nevada, east to Alberta and New Mexico. [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Not of concern
Subordinate taxa	L. serotina var. serotina
Web links	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Lloydia serotina

Lloydia serotina var. serotina

alpine lily

Habit

Herbaceous perennial from short, thick rhizomes, the erect flowering stems 5-15 cm. tall; several brownish, withered bracts persist over-winter at the base of the stem.

Leaves

Basal leaves 4-10 cm. long and about 1 mm. broad;

cauline leaves 2-4, much shorter and 1-2 mm. broad.

Flowers

Flowers usually solitary, occasionally 2;

tepals 6, all alike, white with purplish veins, oblong to broadly oblanceolate, 6-12 mm. long;

stamens 6, inserted at the base of the tepals, about half as long as the tepals, equaling the single style;

ovary 3-celled.

Fruits

Capsule obovoid, 6-8 mm. long.