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Erythronium klamathense

Klamath fawn-lily

Erythronium hendersonii

Henderson's fawn-lily

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

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
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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
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
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
Name authority Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930) S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887)
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