Erythronium californicum |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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California fawn-lily |
Tuolumne fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | ovoid, 35–60 mm, sometimes producing sessile offsets. |
ovoid, 50–100 mm, readily forming sessile offsets. |
Leaves | 7–18 cm; blade distinctly mottled with irregular streaks of brown or white, oblong to narrowly ovate, margins usually wavy. |
15–35 cm; blade green, elliptic to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy. |
Scape | ± reddish, branched well above leaves when flowers more than 1, 10–30 cm. |
± reddish, 15–35 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–3-flowered. |
usually 1–4-flowered. |
Flowers | flowering individuals generally abundant in populations; tepals white to cream, base yellow and often banded with brown or red, ± narrowly ovate, 25–40 mm, inner with small auricles at base; stamens 12–25 mm; filaments ± white, linear, slender, less than 0.8 mm wide; anthers white to cream; style ± white, 10–14 mm; stigma unlobed or with lobes less than 2 mm. |
tepals yellow, narrowly ovate, 20–35 mm, inner with small auricles at base; stamens 12–16 mm; filaments white to creamy white, slightly widened, 0.4–0.6 mm wide at base; anthers yellow; style ± white, 8–10 mm; stigma ± unlobed or with lobes shorter than 1 mm. |
Capsules | obovoid, 3–6 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
2n | = 24. |
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Erythronium californicum |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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Phenology | Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). | Flowering early spring (Mar). |
Habitat | Dry woods, openings, cliffs | Open woods, shady canyons |
Elevation | 0–1900 m (0–6200 ft) | 600–1000 m (2000–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA |
Discussion | Forms intermediate with Erythronium citrinum and E. multiscapideum are sometimes seen where ranges overlap. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 160. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Purdy: Fl. & Sylva 2: 253. (1904) | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930) |
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