[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Uses, History: In North America from southern British Columbia south to northern California, west of the Cascade Range to the Coast Range and Siskiyous.[6] It grows in meadows, rocky outcrops, and coniferous forests.[3] Uses Bears have been known to eat the entire plant.[7] Native Americans ate the roots raw or cooked.[7] History "John Burroughs is said to have named this species 'fawn lily' because he thought the two leaves looked like the pricked ears of a fawn. more likely, 'fawn' alludes to the mottled leaf coloring."[8] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)