Erythronium grandiflorum
Pursh
ssp. grandiflorum
Glacier lily
Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California.
Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. chrysandrumPLANTS
Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. nudipetalumPLANTS
Erythronium grandiflorum var. chrysandrumPLANTS
Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorumJEPS
Erythronium grandiflorum var. nudipetalumPLANTS
Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidumPLANTS
Erythronium parviflorumPLANTS
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
[oregonflora.org] Description, Habitat, Range: Leaves 5 to 20 cm; blades lanceolate, not mottled, margins wavy. Inflorescences 1(3) flowered. Flowers tepals 20 to 35 mm, yellow, pale at base, inner tepals with auricles at base; stamens 10 to18 mm, filaments, linear, less than 1 mm wide, white, anthers cream to yellow to purple-red; style white, stigma with recurved lobes (1) 2 to 4 mm long. Fruits capsules 2 to 5 cm. Subalpine meadows, woods, rock outcrops. Flowering Mar to Jul. 0 to 2300m. BW, Casc, Col, CR, ECas, Lava, Sisk. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia and Alberta, southeast to NM. Native. As the common name implies, this lily is often found emerging from melting snow in subalpine meadows. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
