Erythronium shastense D.A. York, J.K. Nelson, & D.W. Taylor
Liliaceae
Kevin Heidel
5
2015-03-12
03/12/2015
United States, California, Shasta, North of Gray Rocks, south of Curl Creek. UTM 10T NAD83 0561766E/4517495N. T34N R04W S13 NW1/4 of NE1/4 USGS Quadrangle: O'Brien
40.806139 -122.267722 WGS84
Calculated from given UTMs
707 meters
2320ft.
Limestone cliff in montane hardwood-conifer forest; plants growing in thick duff, moss & soil among rock, north aspect & open overstory. Associated Species: Quercus chrysolepis, Cornus nuttallii, Acer macrophyllum, Toxicodentron diversilobum, Neviusia cliftonii, Polypodium calirhiza, Pentagramma triangularis, Adiantum shastense, Seduym spp., Clematissss spp., Polystichum ssp., unknown moss.
Erect forb, (bulb) 6-12 in. tall, anthers yellow,style white & declined, flowers oriented laterally at anthesis.