Erythronium klamathense |
Erythronium hendersonii |
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Klamath fawn-lily |
Henderson's fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | slender, 25–40 mm. |
slender, 40–55 mm. |
Leaves | 6–17 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, ± folded along midvein, margins entire to wavy. |
10–25 cm; blade mottled with irregular streaks of brown or white, oblong to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy. |
Scape | 6–20 cm. |
reddish, 12–30 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–3-flowered. |
1–4-flowered. |
Flowers | 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. |
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 | narrowly obovoid, 2–5 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Erythronium klamathense |
Erythronium hendersonii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring to summer (Apr–Jun). | Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). |
Habitat | Montane meadows, openings in coniferous forests | Dry woods and forest openings |
Elevation | 1200–1900 m (3900–6200 ft) | 300–1600 m (1000–5200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA; OR
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 158. | FNA vol. 26, p. 160. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887) |
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