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Erythronium hendersonii

Henderson's fawn-lily

Tuolumne fawn-lily

Bulbs

slender, 40–55 mm.

ovoid, 50–100 mm, readily forming sessile offsets.

Leaves

10–25 cm;

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

15–35 cm;

blade green, elliptic to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy.

Scape

reddish, 12–30 cm.

± reddish, 15–35 cm.

Inflorescences

1–4-flowered.

usually 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.

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, 2–4 cm.

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

2n

= 24.

Erythronium hendersonii

Erythronium tuolumnense

Phenology Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). Flowering early spring (Mar).
Habitat Dry woods and forest openings Open woods, shady canyons
Elevation 300–1600 m (1000–5200 ft) 600–1000 m (2000–3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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CA
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Discussion

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
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. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. purpurascens, E. pusaterii, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. umbilicatum
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887) Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930)
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