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purple fawnlily

Erythronium purpurascens S.Watson
purple fawnlily
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Erythronium purpurascens is a species of flowering plant in the Liliaceae family. It is commonly known as purple fawnlily and is native to California. The species was first described in 1877 by S. Watson.

Description

Erythronium purpurascens, known as purple fawnlily, is a member of the Liliaceae family. It is native to California and is part of the Erythronium genus. The species was described by S. Watson in 1877. It is also referred to as Sierra Nevada fawn lily in some contexts.

Other common names

purple fawnlily

Distribution

California

Synonyms

Erythronium grandiflorum var. multiflorumErythronium purpurascens var. uniflorumErythronium revolutumErythronium grandiflorum f. multiflorum

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