Erythronium purpurascens |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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purple fawn lily, Sierra Nevada fawn-lily |
Tuolumne fawn-lily |
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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 |
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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 |
CA
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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. 159. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277. (1877) | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930) |
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