Erythronium klamathense |
Erythronium pusaterii |
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Klamath fawn-lily |
hocket lakes fawn lily, Kaweah fawn lily, Kaweah Lakes fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | slender, 25–40 mm. |
narrowly ovoid, 40–60 mm. |
Leaves | 6–17 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, ± folded along midvein, margins entire to wavy. |
10–35 cm; blade green, lanceolate, margins ± wavy. |
Scape | 6–20 cm. |
12–40 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–3-flowered. |
1–8-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 white, proximal 1/2–2/3 bright yellow, becoming pinkish in age, lanceolate, 25–45 mm, inner auriculate at base; stamens 8–15 mm; filaments ± white, slender; anthers yellow; style ± white, 7–10 mm; stigma ± unlobed, or with lobes shorter than 1 mm. |
Capsules | narrowly obovoid, 2–5 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
2n | = 24. |
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Erythronium klamathense |
Erythronium pusaterii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring to summer (Apr–Jun). | Flowering late spring (Apr–May). |
Habitat | Montane meadows, openings in coniferous forests | Meadows, open forests, rocky ledges |
Elevation | 1200–1900 m (3900–6200 ft) | 2100–2500 m (6900–8200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Erythronium pusaterii is known only from Tulare County in the southern Sierra Nevada. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 158. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | E. grandiflorum subsp. pusaterii | |
Name authority | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930) | (Munz & J. T. Howell) Shevock: Madroño 37: 264. (1991) |
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