Erythronium helenae

Taxobox|
name = "Erythronium helenae"

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image_width = 260px
image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Lilliopsida
subclassis = Liliidae
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Erythronium"
species = "E. helenae"
binomial = "Erythronium helenae"
binomial_authority = Applegate

"Erythronium helenae" is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common names Pacific fawn lily and St. Helena fawn lily. It is endemic to the coastal mountains north of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is named for the local peak Mount Saint Helena. This wildflower grows from a bulb 3 to 5 centimeters wide and produces two wide leaves up to 20 centimeters long which are green mottled with brown or white. It produces erect stalks up to 30 centimeters tall, each bearing one to three flowers. The flower has white tepals with yellowish bases 3 or 4 centimeters long. The tepals develop pink or purple streaks or mottling as they age. The flower has yellow stamens with large yellow anthers.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8546,8550 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERHE6 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Erythronium+helenae Photo gallery]