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Oregon fawn-lily
Erythronium oregonum
47.0838, -122.749
Field Notes
Description:
A wildflower in the lily family with a thin tall stalk about 30 cm tall. The flower is nodding, facing the ground. It's tepals are recurved so their points face upward. The stamens and stigma are white and the anthers are yellow.
Habitat:
Spotted near the Meridian Neighborhood Park in Lacy, Wa. Found In North America from southern British Columbia south to northern California, west of the Cascade Range to the Coast Range and Siskiyous. It grows at low elevations in open meadows and in mixed woodlands.
Notes:
John Burroughs is said to have named this species 'fawn lily' because he thought the two leaves looked like the pricked ears of a fawn. more likely, 'fawn' alludes to the mottled leaf coloring.(pic3)
Reference Links:
Erythronium oregonum - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
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