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purple fawn lily, Sierra Nevada fawn-lily

Tuolumne fawn-lily

Bulbs

slender, 25–40 mm.

ovoid, 50–100 mm, readily forming sessile offsets.

Leaves

6–15 cm;

blade green, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, margins ± wavy.

15–35 cm;

blade green, elliptic to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy.

Scape

7–20 cm.

± reddish, 15–35 cm.

Inflorescences

1–6-flowered.

usually 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 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

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

Erythronium purpurascens

Erythronium tuolumnense

Phenology Flowering summer, soon after snowmelt (Jun–Aug). Flowering early spring (Mar).
Habitat Open coniferous forests, meadows, rocky places Open woods, shady canyons
Elevation 1500–2700 m (4900–8900 ft) 600–1000 m (2000–3300 ft)
Distribution
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 159. 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. klamathense, E. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. pluriflorum, E. propullans, 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. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. purpurascens, E. pusaterii, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. umbilicatum
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277. (1877) Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930)
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