Erythronium hendersonii |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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Henderson's fawn-lily |
Tuolumne fawn-lily |
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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. |
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Erythronium hendersonii |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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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 |
CA; OR
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 160. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887) | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930) |
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