Erythronium quinaultense |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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fawnlily, Olympic fawn-lily, quinault fawn-lily, quinault trout-lily |
Tuolumne fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | narrowly ovoid, 35–75 mm. |
ovoid, 50–100 mm, readily forming sessile offsets. |
Leaves | 12–20 cm; blade green or faintly mottled with white or brown, lanceolate to ovate, margins ± wavy. |
15–35 cm; blade green, elliptic to ovate, margins entire to ± wavy. |
Scape | 12–25 cm. |
± reddish, 15–35 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–3-flowered. |
usually 1–4-flowered. |
Flowers | tepals white proximally, shading to pink at outer margins, darkest toward tips, with yellow band at base, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 30–50 mm, inner with small auricles at base; stamens 12–24 mm; filaments white, flattened, slightly widened, linear to lanceolate, 1–2 mm wide; anthers yellow; style white, 10–18 mm; stigma with slender, usually recurved lobes 1–5 mm. |
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 | oblong to obovoid, 3–6 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
2n | = 48. |
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Erythronium quinaultense |
Erythronium tuolumnense |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring (May). | Flowering early spring (Mar). |
Habitat | Openings and rocky ledges in coniferous forests | Open woods, shady canyons |
Elevation | 500–900 m (1600–3000 ft) | 600–1000 m (2000–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
WA
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CA |
Discussion | Erythronium quinaultense is a tetraploid species apparently derived from hybridization between E. montanum and E. revolutum. It is known only from the southwestern Olympic Peninsula. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 158. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | G. A. Allen: Syst. Bot. 26: 269, fig. 3. (2001) | Applegate: Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 153. (1930) |
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