Erythronium hendersonii

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Henderson's fawn lily
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Status TNC G4.svg
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Erythronium
Species:
E. hendersonii
Binomial name
Erythronium hendersonii

Erythronium hendersonii, or Henderson's fawn lily, is a plant in the lily family native to southwestern Oregon, and northern California. [2] It can be locally very abundant within its range which is in the Rogue River, and Applegate River drainage basins in Josephine County and Jackson County in Oregon, and well as sites in Siskiyou, Del Norte, and Mendocino Counties in California. [3] [4]

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Description

Erythronium hendersonii has a pair of mottled leaves, and its scape can bear up to eleven blossoms, but more commonly 14. The flower color is distinctive among all western North American Erythronium species. The color of the recurved tepals varies from a deep velvety purple, to lavender. The base of the tepals is dark purple, and surrounded by a tinge of white or yellow. The stigma is unlobed to shortly three-lobed, and the anthers are purple to brown. [5] [6]

This species is named for Louis F. Henderson, who has been called "The Grand Old Man of Northwest Botany".

Ecology

It blooms early in the southern part of its range starting in February, with some locations carpeted by E. hendersonii in the thousands in March, where it often blooms with Dodecatheon hendersonii . It blooms at higher elevations through May. It is most abundant in dry, open woodlands of Ponderosa pine, Garry oak, and madrone.

Cultivation

In the UK, Erythronium henderonii has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7]

Related Research Articles

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<i>Erythronium albidum</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Erythronium americanum</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Erythronium revolutum</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Fritillaria recurva</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Erythronium citrinum</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Erythronium montanum</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium montanum, the avalanche lily or white avalanche lily, is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of Washington and Oregon.

<i>Erythronium californicum</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium californicum, the California fawn lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, endemic to moist woodland habitats in the mountains of Northern California.

<i>Erythronium multiscapideum</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium multiscapideum is a California species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name Sierra fawn lily.

<i>Erythronium oregonum</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium oregonum is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name giant white fawnlily or Oregon fawn-lily.

Erythronium pluriflorum is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae which is known by the common names manyflower fawn lily,golden fawn-lily, and Shuteye Peak fawn lily.

<i>Erythronium purpurascens</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Erythronium tuolumnense</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium tuolumnense is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, known by the common name Tuolumne fawn lily or Tuolumne dog's tooth violet. However, it is neither a true lily nor a violet. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of Tuolumne County, California; from 600 m (1,969 ft) along Italian Bar Road up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft) altitude at the headwaters of Deer Creek.

<i>Fritillaria atropurpurea</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Erythronium klamathense</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium klamathense is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Klamath fawn lily. It is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in the Klamath Mountains and the southernmost peaks of the Cascade Range.

<i>Lilium rubescens</i> Species of lily

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<i>Clintonia andrewsiana</i> Species of flowering plant

Clintonia andrewsiana is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The species was discovered by John Milton Bigelow in 1854 and described by John Torrey in 1856. The specific epithet andrewsiana honors Timothy Langdon Andrews (1819–1908), a "gentleman who assiduously examined the botany" of California during the mid-19th century. The species is commonly known as Andrews clintonia or red clintonia, where the latter refers to the color of the flowers. In California, it is also known as bluebead lily or western bluebead lily, not to be confused with C. borealis, which is likewise known as bluebead lily. The Pomo people of northern California considered the plant to be poisonous.

<i>Erythronium mesochoreum</i> Species of flowering plant

Erythronium mesochoreum, the prairie fawn lily or midland fawnlily, is a plant species in the lily family, native to the US states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas.

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<i>Carex hendersonii</i> Species of plant

Carex hendersonii, also known as Henderson's sedge or carex de Henderson, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to western parts of North America.

References

  1. "Erythronium hendersonii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
  3. Calflora taxon report, Erythronium hendersonii S. Watson
  4. Clennett, C. (2014). The genus Erythronium: 1-158. Kew Publishing, Kew.
  5. Jepson Manual; Erythronium hendersonii
  6. Sciences., American Academy of Arts and; Sciences., American Academy of Arts and (1 January 1886). "Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". v. 22, new ser. v. 14 (1886).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Erythronium hendersonii". RHS. Retrieved 18 June 2020.