Erythronium pusaterii

(Munz & J. T. Howell) Shevock

Madroño 37: 264. 1991.

Common names: Kaweah Lakes fawn-lily
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Erythronium grandiflorum subsp. pusaterii Munz & J. T. Howell Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 104. 1964
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 159. Mentioned on page 155.

Bulbs narrowly ovoid, 40–60 mm. Leaves 10–35 cm; blade green, lanceolate, margins ± wavy. Scape 12–40 cm. Inflorescences 1–8-flowered. Flowers: tepals white, proximal 1/2–2/3 bright yellow, becoming pinkish in age, lanceolate, 25–45 mm, inner auriculate at base; stamens 8–15 mm; filaments ± white, slender; anthers yellow; style ± white, 7–10 mm; stigma ± unlobed, or with lobes shorter than 1 mm. Capsules obovoid, 2–4 cm.


Phenology: Flowering late spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Meadows, open forests, rocky ledges
Elevation: 2100–2500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Erythronium pusaterii is known only from Tulare County in the southern Sierra Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Geraldine A. Allen +  and Kenneth R. Robertson +
(Munz & J. T. Howell) Shevock +
Erythronium grandiflorum subsp. pusaterii +
Kaweah Lakes fawn-lily +
2100–2500 m +
Meadows, open forests, rocky ledges +
Flowering late spring (Apr–May). +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Erythronium pusaterii +
Erythronium +
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