Lilium washingtonianum subsp. washingtonianum

Family: Liliaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Washington lily is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada in mixed conifer forest at elevations of 1,050 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white flowers with a distinctive yellow midrib, recurving gracefully in the upper third and reaching 7.9 to 11.3 centimeters long. Growing with an oblique-elongate bulb, it develops tall stems with multiple large, elegant flowers. Its leaves are arranged along the stem, creating a dramatic vertical display of white blossoms against forest understory. The flower's delicate off-white anthers turn pale pink or dirty yellow, adding subtle color variation to its pristine white petals.

Habitat: Mixed conifer forest

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1050-1900 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, SN.

California counties: Calaveras, Sierra, Tehama, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tuolumne, Lassen, Amador, Del Norte, Humboldt

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