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Erythronium hendersonii

Henderson's fawn-lily

Erythronium klamathense

Klamath fawn-lily

Bulbs

slender, 40–55 mm.

slender, 25–40 mm.

Leaves

10–25 cm;

blade mottled with irregular streaks of brown or white, oblong to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy.

6–17 cm;

blade green, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, ± folded along midvein, margins entire to wavy.

Scape

reddish, 12–30 cm.

6–20 cm.

Inflorescences

1–4-flowered.

1–3-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.

tepals 2/3 or more white, with yellow zone at base, ± pinkish in age, broadly lanceolate, 20–35 mm, inner with small auricles at base;

stamens 8–14 mm;

filaments white, slender;

anthers ± yellow;

style white, 4–9 mm;

stigma ± unlobed.

Capsules

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

narrowly obovoid, 2–5 cm.

2n

= 24.

= 24.

Erythronium hendersonii

Erythronium klamathense

Phenology Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). Flowering late spring to summer (Apr–Jun).
Habitat Dry woods and forest openings Montane meadows, openings in coniferous forests
Elevation 300–1600 m (1000–5200 ft) 1200–1900 m (3900–6200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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CA; OR
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 160. FNA vol. 26, p. 158.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Erythronium Liliaceae > Erythronium
Sibling taxa
E. albidum, E. americanum, E. californicum, E. citrinum, E. elegans, E. grandiflorum, E. helenae, E. klamathense, E. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. purpurascens, E. pusaterii, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. tuolumnense, E. umbilicatum
E. albidum, E. americanum, E. californicum, E. citrinum, E. elegans, E. grandiflorum, E. helenae, E. hendersonii, E. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. purpurascens, E. pusaterii, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. tuolumnense, E. umbilicatum
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887) Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930)
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