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Erythronium howellii, or Howell's fawn lily, is a flowering bulb in the lily family endemic to northwestern California and southwestern Oregon.[2][3]

Howell's fawn lily
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Erythronium
Species:	E. howellii
Binomial name
Erythronium howellii S.Watson
Synonyms
Erythronium citrinum var. citrinum

It has been reclassified by the Jepson Manual as Erythronium citrinum var. citrinum.[4][5]

Distribution

It is found in the Klamath Mountains and northern Outer California Coast Ranges.[2]

There are small populations in Siskiyou, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties in northern California; and in Curry, Josephine, and Jackson Counties in Oregon.[2][6][7] It is listed as vulnerable for the following reasons: "Range is Del Norte Co., Calif., and adjacent southern Oregon. Most of the populations occur in Oregon, a few in California. Oregon sites number <38. Populations are not large, many reported during pre-timber harvest surveys."[8]

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Erythronium howellii (Howell's fawn lily,)
• USDA Plants Profile for Erythronium howellii (Howell's fawnlily)
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Erythronium citrinum var. citrinum — formerly Erythronium howellii.

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