Erythronium pluriflorum
| Erythronium pluriflorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Erythronium |
| Species: | E. pluriflorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythronium pluriflorum Shevock, Bartel & G. A. Allen | |
Erythronium pluriflorum is a species of rare flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common names manyflower fawn lily and Shuteye Peak fawn lily.
Distribution
It is endemic to Madera County, California, where it grows in isolated populations along the San Joaquin River and its tributaries in the Sierra Nevada. One of its common names refers to Shuteye Peak, one of very few places it exists. The plant was not described until 1990.
Description
This wildflower grows from a bulb 4 to 7 centimeters wide and produces two oval-shaped green leaves. It erects thin, naked stalks which may be 8 to over 30 centimeters tall, each stalk bearing one to ten flowers. The flower has bright yellow curly tepals each one to three centimeters long which age to a brown or orange color. The other flower parts are also yellow.