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Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
46.786, -121.735
Field Notes
Description:
Shiny, unmarbled midgreen leaves. Leaves 4–8 in. long, less than half as wide. Stem 6–12 in. with 1 or 2 nodding bright yellow flowers. Flowers lighter-colored at base, petals strongly reflexed, anthers cream to yellow or dark red, longer than pistil. Found blooming just after snowmelt. Similar to white-flowered E. montanum, avalanche lily, in same habitat.
Habitat:
Grows in alpine or subalpine meadows, forest openings, among sagebrush, at mid to high elevations but also low elevations in Columbia River Gorge.
Notes:
Spotted on the Skyline Loop Trail, Mt. Rainier NP.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 29, 2013
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