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Erythronium klamathense

Klamath fawn-lily

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

Bulbs

slender, 25–40 mm.

± ovoid, 40–75 mm.

Leaves

6–17 cm;

blade green, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, ± folded along midvein, margins entire to wavy.

7–30 cm;

blade green, oblanceolate to elliptic, margins ± wavy.

Scape

6–20 cm.

8–35 cm.

Inflorescences

1–3-flowered.

1–10-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 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

narrowly obovoid, 2–5 cm.

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

2n

= 24.

Erythronium klamathense

Erythronium pluriflorum

Phenology Flowering late spring to summer (Apr–Jun). Flowering summer (Jun–Jul).
Habitat Montane meadows, openings in coniferous forests Open montane coniferous forests
Elevation 1200–1900 m (3900–6200 ft) 2300–2600 m (7500–8500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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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. 158. 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. 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. 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 Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930) Shevock: Madroño 37: 268, fig. 3. (1991)
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