Erythronium rostratum
Erythronium rostratum, the yellow fawnlily, is a plant species native to the south-central part of the United States (Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee).[1][2]
| Yellow fawn lily | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Erythronium |
| Species: | E. rostratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythronium rostratum | |
Erythronium rostratum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm long. Leaves are lanceolate, up to 20 cm long. Scape is up to 10 cm tall, bearing one yellow flower.[3][4]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Biota of North America Project
- Flora of North America v 26 p 162
- Wolf, Wolfgang. 1941. Castanea 6(2): 24–26, pl. 1.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, Erythronium rostratum, collected in Missouri
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