Liliales

The inflorescence of Veratrum californicum

Veratrum californicum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 18, 2017

Unlike the species in yesterday’s entry, there is ample documentation about the toxicity and danger of species of Veratrum.

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Erythronium revolutum in habitat

Erythronium revolutum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 1, 2017

It won’t win any photography competitions, but requests are made to sometimes highlight plants in habitat as opposed to close-ups of flowers, so here’s one attempt!

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The flower of Lilium humboldtii

Lilium humboldtii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 26, 2015

Humboldt’s lily is a magnificent lily that grows to a height of 2.5 meters. It is endemic to California, growing in oak canyons and under ponderosa pines (the Wikipedia entry also claims its range extends to Baja California, Mexico).

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Calochortus tiburonensis in bloom

Calochortus tiburonensis

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 9, 2015

As a child, I often made spring wildflower bouquets, but was always told to avoid picking the mariposa lily blooms, since the entire plant would die if its flowers were picked. This seemed somewhat dubious to me, but the well-respected Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia corroborates my mother’s advice. I am unsure whether Calochortus […]

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A close-up of Erythronium revolutum

Erythronium revolutum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 19, 2014

Erythronium revolutum is commonly known as either pink, coast, or mahogany fawn-lily.

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Anticlea elegans in habitat

Anticlea elegans

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 6, 2013

Today’s photographs are of Anticlea elegans (syn. Zigadenus elegans), or the mountain death camas.

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The flowers of Fritillaria eastwoodiae

Fritillaria eastwoodiae

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 17, 2013

Butte County fritillary or Eastwood’s fritillary is oft-considered to be endemic to northern California, but the Flora of North America distribution map also shows an occurrence in southwest Oregon. The Oregon Plant Atlas displays a single dot, from observations and an herbarium specimen deposited by Frank Callahan (my understanding is that Callahan is an exceptional […]

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