Erythronium purpurascens |
Erythronium hendersonii |
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purple fawn lily, Sierra Nevada fawn-lily |
Henderson's fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | slender, 25–40 mm. |
slender, 40–55 mm. |
Leaves | 6–15 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, margins ± wavy. |
10–25 cm; blade mottled with irregular streaks of brown or white, oblong to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy. |
Scape | 7–20 cm. |
reddish, 12–30 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–6-flowered. |
1–4-flowered. |
Flowers | tepals white, bright yellow on proximal 1/3, pinkish purple in age, lanceolate, 10–20 mm, not auriculate at base; stamens 8–12 mm; filaments yellow, slender; anthers cream to yellow; style yellow, 4–5 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 | obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
2n | = 24. |
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Erythronium purpurascens |
Erythronium hendersonii |
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Phenology | Flowering summer, soon after snowmelt (Jun–Aug). | Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). |
Habitat | Open coniferous forests, meadows, rocky places | Dry woods and forest openings |
Elevation | 1500–2700 m (4900–8900 ft) | 300–1600 m (1000–5200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; OR
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. | FNA vol. 26, p. 160. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277. (1877) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. (1887) |
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