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Erythronium quinaultense

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Quinault fawn lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Liliaceae
Genus:
Erythronium
Species:
E. quinaultense
Binomial name
Erythronium quinaultense

Erythronium quinaultense (Quinault fawn-lily) is a rare plant species endemic to a small region around Lake Quinault in Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA.[1][2]

Erythronium quinaultense produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 75 mm long. Leaves are up to 20 cm long. Scape is up to 25 cm long, bearing 1-3 flowers. Tepals have yellow, white and pink bands perpendicular to the veins.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America v 26 p 158
  3. ^ Geraldine A. Allen. 2001. Systematic Botany 26: 269.
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