Erythronium klamathense |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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Klamath fawn-lily |
Tuolumne fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | slender, 25–40 mm. |
ovoid, 50–100 mm, readily forming sessile offsets. |
Leaves | 6–17 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, ± folded along midvein, margins entire to wavy. |
15–35 cm; blade green, elliptic to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy. |
Scape | 6–20 cm. |
± reddish, 15–35 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–3-flowered. |
usually 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 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 | narrowly obovoid, 2–5 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
2n | = 24. |
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Erythronium klamathense |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring to summer (Apr–Jun). | Flowering early spring (Mar). |
Habitat | Montane meadows, openings in coniferous forests | Open woods, shady canyons |
Elevation | 1200–1900 m (3900–6200 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. 158. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930) | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930) |
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