Erythronium purpurascens
Plain leaf fawn lily
Family: Liliaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Plain leaf fawn lily is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, northern California Ranges, and northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in open forests, meadows, and rocky places at elevations of 1,100 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces white flowers with a yellow base that age to pink-purple, with 10 to 20 millimeter perianth parts arranged in clusters of 1 to 6 blooms. Growing with slender stems 7 to 20 centimeters tall, it emerges from a small bulb 25 to 40 millimeters long. Its leaves are 6 to 15 centimeters long, lanceolate to narrowly ovate with slightly wavy margins in a distinctive green color. The flower's yellow stamens and yellow style create a delicate contrast against the white and pink-purple petals.
Habitat: Open forest, meadows, rocky places
Bloom period: May-Aug
Elevation: 1100-2700 m
Bioregions: KR, NCoRH, CaRH, n&c SNH.
California counties: Shasta, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Tehama, Butte, Calaveras, Lake, Lassen, Trinity, Tuolumne, Siskiyou, Mendocino, Humboldt
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