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Erythronium hendersonii

Henderson's fawn-lily

golden fawn-lily, manyflower fawnlily, shuteye peak fawn lily

Bulbs

slender, 40–55 mm.

± ovoid, 40–75 mm.

Leaves

10–25 cm;

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

7–30 cm;

blade green, oblanceolate to elliptic, margins ± wavy.

Scape

reddish, 12–30 cm.

8–35 cm.

Inflorescences

1–4-flowered.

1–10-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 yellow, bronze in age, lanceolate, 15–28 mm, not auriculate at base;

stamens 8–12 mm;

filaments yellow, slender;

anthers yellow;

style yellow, 6–8 mm;

stigma unlobed or with very short, rounded lobes shorter than 1 mm.

Capsules

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

2n

= 24.

Erythronium hendersonii

Erythronium pluriflorum

Phenology Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). Flowering summer (Jun–Jul).
Habitat Dry woods and forest openings Open montane coniferous forests
Elevation 300–1600 m (1000–5200 ft) 2300–2600 m (7500–8500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Erythronium pluriflorum is known only from Madera County.

(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
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. klamathense, E. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, 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) Shevock: Madroño 37: 268, fig. 3. (1991)
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