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purple fawn lily, Sierra Nevada fawn-lily

Erythronium klamathense

Klamath fawn-lily

Bulbs

slender, 25–40 mm.

slender, 25–40 mm.

Leaves

6–15 cm;

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

6–17 cm;

blade green, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, ± folded along midvein, margins entire to wavy.

Scape

7–20 cm.

6–20 cm.

Inflorescences

1–6-flowered.

1–3-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 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.

Capsules

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

narrowly obovoid, 2–5 cm.

2n

= 24.

Erythronium purpurascens

Erythronium klamathense

Phenology Flowering summer, soon after snowmelt (Jun–Aug). Flowering late spring to summer (Apr–Jun).
Habitat Open coniferous forests, meadows, rocky places Montane meadows, openings in coniferous forests
Elevation 1500–2700 m (4900–8900 ft) 1200–1900 m (3900–6200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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CA; OR
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 159. FNA vol. 26, p. 158.
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. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. purpurascens, E. pusaterii, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. tuolumnense, E. umbilicatum
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277. (1877) Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 151. (1930)
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