Erythronium oregonum

Erythronium oregonum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Erythronium
Species: E. oregonum
Binomial name
Erythronium oregonum
Applegate
Synonyms[1]

Erythronium oregonum is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name giant white fawnlily or Oregon fawn-lily.[2][3]

It is native to western North America, where it grows in the Pacific Coast Ranges from southwestern British Columbia to northern California.[1][4][5]

Description

Erythronium oregonum' is wildflower growing from a bulb 3 to 5 centimeters wide and produces wide green leaves up to 22 centimeters long and often mottled with brown and white. Thin naked stalks up to about 40 centimeters in height each bear one to three flowers.

Each flower has white tepals with yellow bases, sometimes streaked with dull red. The flower often faces the ground with the tepals recurved so their points face upward. The stamens and stigma are white and the anthers may be white to yellow.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 158 Oregon fawn-lily, Erythronium oregonum Applegate, Madroño. 3: 99. 1935.
  3. ↑ Calflora taxon report, Erythronium oregonum Appleg. Oregon fawn lily, giant white fawnlily
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Calflora taxon report, Erythronium oregonum Appleg. Oregon fawn lily, giant white fawnlily

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