Erythronium klamathense
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Erythronium klamathense is a species of tooth lily ( Erythronium ).
features
The onions are 25 to 40 millimeters tall and slim. The leaves are 6 to 17 inches long. The leaf blade is lanceolate to almost ovate, more or less kinked along the median nerve and green. The leaf margin is entire to wavy. The shaft becomes 6 to 20 centimeters long. The inflorescence is one to three-flowered.
The petals are 20 to 35 millimeters long and broadly lanceolate. They are two-thirds or more white and have a yellow area at their base. Over time, they will turn more or less pale pink. The inner petals are slightly eared at the base. The stamens are 8 to 14 millimeters long. The stamens are slender and white. The anthers are more or less yellow. The stylus are 4 to 9 millimeters long and white. The scar is almost unlapped. The capsules are 2 to 5 centimeters in size and almost obovate.
The flowering time is in late spring and summer from April to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
Erythronium klamathense is found in California and Oregon . The species grows on montane meadows and in clearings in coniferous forests at altitudes of 1200 to 1900 meters.
supporting documents
- Erythronium klamathense in the Flora of North America (accessed November 3, 2010)