Erythronium oregonum
Encyclopedia
Erythronium oregonum is a species of flowering plant in the lily family
which is known by the common name giant white fawn lily.
It is native to western North America from British Columbia
to California
, where it grows in the Pacific Coast Ranges
.
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 tepal
s with yellow bases, sometimes streaked with dull red. The flower often faces the ground with the tepals recurved so their points face upward. The stamen
s and stigma
are white and the anthers may be white to yellow.
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
which is known by the common name giant white fawn lily.
It is native to western North America from British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in the Pacific Coast Ranges
Pacific Coast Ranges
The Pacific Coast Ranges and the Pacific Mountain System are the series of mountain ranges that stretch along the West Coast of North America from Alaska south to Northern and Central Mexico...
.
Description
Erythronium oregonum is wildflower grows from a bulbBulb
A bulb is a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases. The leaves often function as food storage organs during dormancy.A bulb's leaf bases, known as scales, generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. At the center of the bulb is...
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 tepal
Tepal
Tepals are elements of the perianth, or outer part of a flower, which include the petals or sepals. The term tepal is more often applied specifically when all segments of the perianth are of similar shape and color, or undifferentiated, which is called perigone...
s with yellow bases, sometimes streaked with dull red. The flower often faces the ground with the tepals recurved so their points face upward. The stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s and stigma
Gynoecium
Gynoecium is most commonly used as a collective term for all carpels in a flower. A carpel is the ovule and seed producing reproductive organ in flowering plants. Carpels are derived from ovule-bearing leaves which evolved to form a closed structure containing the ovules...
are white and the anthers may be white to yellow.