Erythronium hendersonii |
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Henderson's fawn-lily |
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| Bulbs | slender, 40–55 mm. |
| Leaves | 10–25 cm; blade mottled with irregular streaks of brown or white, oblong to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy. |
| Scape | reddish, 12–30 cm. |
| Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
| Flowers | tepals violet to pink, darker at tips, dark purple at base, broadly lanceolate, 18–35 mm, inner with small auricles at base; stamens 10–14 mm; filaments violet-purple, linear, slender, less than 0.8 mm wide; anthers pale brown to purple; style violet, 6–8 mm; stigma unlobed or with lobes shorter than 1 mm. |
| Capsules | obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
| 2n | = 24. |
Erythronium hendersonii |
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| Phenology | Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). |
| Habitat | Dry woods and forest openings |
| Elevation | 300–1600 m [1000–5200 ft] |
| Distribution |
CA; OR
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| Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887) |
| Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 160. |
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