[The Lily Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

The Fawn Lilies of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Erythronium

Flower of Alpine Fawnlily, Avalanche Lily, White Avalanche-lily: Erythronium montanum

Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum

Glacier Lily, Pale Fawn-lily, Yellow Avalanche-lily, Yellow Fawnlily, Yellow Fawn-lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum (Synonyms: Erythronium giganteum, Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum) - Flowers yellow. Anthers red. Leaves not mottled.

Glacier Lily, Glacier-lily, Pale-anthered Glacier Lily, Pale-anthered Glacier-lily, Yellow Fawn-lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Flowers yellow. Anthers white. Leaves not mottled.

Alpine Fawnlily, Avalanche Lily, White Avalanche-lily: Erythronium montanum - Flowers white. Leaves not mottled.

Deer's Tongue, Giant Fawnlily, Giant White Fawnlily, Giant White Fawn-lily, Oregon Fawnlily, Wild Easter Lily: Erythronium oreganum (Synonyms: Erythronium giganteum, Erythronium giganteum ssp. leucandrum, Erythronium oregonum ssp. leucandrum, Erythronium oregonum var. leucandrum, Erythronium oregonum ssp. oregonum, Erythronium oregonum var. oregonum) - Flowers white to cream-colored. Leaves mottled with irregular blotches of pale green on a darker greenish background.


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