Erythronium oregonum

Oregon Fawn Lily ( Erythronium oregonum )

The Oregon Fawn Lily ( Erythronium oregonum ) is a species in the lily family ( Liliaceae ). The plant forms natural hybrids with Erythronium revolutum, Erythronium Erythronium citrinum and hendersonii.

Features

The Oregon Fawn Lily is a perennial, herbaceous plant onion, achieved the stature heights of 15 to 40 centimeters. The bulbs are 25 to 60 millimeters in size and almost ovoid. The leaves are 12 to 25 inches tall. There shall be 1 to 3 flowers. The stylus 12 to 18 millimeters long and have recurved stigma lobes on. The tepals are 25 to 40 millimeters long and cream-colored. They have a yellow background, which sometimes turns pink when fading. The inner tepals have ears at the base.

The flowering period extends from April to May

The chromosome number is 2n = 24

Occurrence

The Oregon dog tooth happens to southern British Columbia in the coastal western North America from northern California. The species grows in rocky coniferous and oak forests and meadows at altitudes from 0 to 500 meters.

Use

The Oregon dog tooth is rarely used as an ornamental plant for woodland edges, rock gardens and discounts.

Documents

• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler - Excursion Flora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.