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Sierra Fawn Lily
Erythronium multiscapideum
  
About Sierra Fawn Lily (Erythronium multiscapideum) 4 Nurseries Carry This Plant Erythronium multiscapoideum is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name Sierra fawn lily. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the foothills of the southern Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada. The plant grows from a bulb two to five centimeters long, sometimes with associated bulblets. It produces two oval-shaped leaves up to 15 centimeters long which are green and mottled with brown or white. Stalks about 10 to 20 centimeters tall hold one to four flowers each. The flower has white petals with bright yellow bases. The stamens, anthers, and stigma are white or cream.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
4 - 7.9 in tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Green, Cream, Brown

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Part Shade

Nurseries
Nurseries

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
3*, 6*, 7*, 15*, 16*, 17*

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 19.3" - 79.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.34" - 2.01", Coldest Month: 35.3" - 52.0", Hottest Month: 61.2" - 75.7", Humidity: 1.34" - 25.40", Elevation: 36" - 4920"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Adderstongue, Sierra Fawnlily


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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