Genus

Erythronium (Fawn lilies)

Erythronium grandiflorum. Photo: (c) Kevin Jessop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Erythronium (fawn lily, trout lily, dog’s-tooth violet, adder’s tongue) is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the lily family. The name Erythronium derives from the word erythros, which means red in Greek and refers to the red flowers of E. dens-canis.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Liliales (Lilies, supplejacks, and allies)
        Family: Liliaceae (Lilies)
        Subfamily: Lilioideae (True lily subfamily)
        Tribe: Lilieae (True lilies and allies)
        Genus: Erythronium (Fawn lilies)
        Species: Erythronium citrinum (Cream fawn lily)
        Species: Erythronium californicum (California fawn lily)
        Species: Erythronium oregonum (Giant white fawn lily)
        Species: Erythronium revolutum (Coast fawn lily)
        Species: Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier lily) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Erythronium citrinum (Cream fawn lily)

Species: Erythronium californicum (California fawn lily)

Species: Erythronium oregonum (Giant white fawn lily)

Species: Erythronium revolutum (Coast fawn lily)

Species: Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier lily)

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