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Encyclopedia > Erythronium
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Erythronium
Erythronium oregonum
Erythronium oregonum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Lilliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Erythronium
Species

See text. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Pteridophyta - ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Orders Base Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae The Monocotyledons or monocots are an extremely important group of flowering plants, dominating great parts of the earth and with many economically important plants. ... Liliidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. ... Families Alstroemeriaceae Campynemataceae Colchicaceae Corsiaceae Liliaceae Luzuriagaceae Melanthiaceae Philesiaceae Ripogonaceae Smilacaceae Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants. ... Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here...

Erythronium is a genus of bulbous, spring-flowering, perennials. They have attractive pendent flowers and mottled or unmottled leaves. Many are best grown in shade so that the bulbs do not overheat or dry out. For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... Shallot bulbs A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that are used as food storage organs by a dormant plant. ...


The genus consists of 20-30 species. The species are primarily in temperate North America, with a few species in the Old World. Common names include Fawn Lily or Fawnlily, Trout Lily, Dog's-tooth Violet and Adder's-tongue. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. ...


Species

Western North America {West of the Rocky Mountains)
  • Erythronium californicum Purdy - California Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium citrinum S. Wats. - Cream Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium elegans Hammond & Chambers - Coast Range Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh - Dogtooth Lily, Yellow Avalanche-lily, Yellow Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium helenae Applegate - Pacific Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium hendersonii S. Wats. - Henderson's Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium idahoense St.John & G.N.Jones
  • Erythronium howellii S. Wats. - Howell's Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium klamathense Applegate - Klamath Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium montanum S. Wats. - White Avalanche-lily, Glacier Lily
  • Erythronium multiscapoideum (Kellogg) A. Nels. & Kennedy - Sierra Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium oregonum Applegate - Giant White Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium pluriflorum Shevock, Bartel & Allen - Manyflower Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium purpurascens S. Wats. - Purple Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium pusaterii (Munz & J.T. Howell) Shevock, Bartel & Allen - Kaweah Lakes Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium quinaultense G A Allen - Olympic Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium revolutum Sm. - Mahogany Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium taylorii Shevock & G A Allen - Taylor's Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium tuolumnense Applegate - Tuolumne Fawn Lily
Eastern North America (East of the Rocky Mountains)
  • Erythronium albidum Nutt. - Small White Fawn Lily, White Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl. - Trout Lily, Yellow Trout Lily, Adder's Tongue
  • Erythronium mesochoreum Knerr - Midland Fawn Lily, White Fawn Lily
  • Erythronium propullans Gray - Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily, Minnesota Fawn Lily, Minnesota Trout Lily
  • Erythronium rostratum W. Wolf - Yellow Trout Lily
  • Erythronium umbilicatum Parks & Hardin - Dimpled Trout Lily
Europe
  • Erythronium dens-canis L. Dog Tooth Violet
Asia
  • Erythronium caucasicum Woronow
  • Erythronium japonicum Decne. - Katakuri
  • Erythronium sibiricum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Krylov
Erythronium dens-canis
Erythronium dens-canis

Binomial name Erythronium albidum L. Erythronium albidum (White Fawnlily) is a small herbaceous flowering plant in the Liliaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Quebec and southern Manitoba south to Georgia and Texas. ... Binomial name Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl. ... Binomial name Erythronium propullans The Dwarf Trout Lily, Erythronium propullans, is a rare plant present only in the Cannon River watershed in Rice County, Minnesota and Goodhue County, Minnesota. ... Binomial name Erythronium dens-canis L. Erythronium dens-canis (common name Dogs tooth violet or Dogtooth violet) is a small herbaceous flowering plant in the Liliaceae, native to Europe, where it is the only naturally occurring species. ... Binomial name Erythronium japonicum Decne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Uses

The bulb is edible as a root vegetable, cooked or dried, and can be ground into flour. The leaves can also be cooked as a leaf vegetable. In Japan, Erythronium japonicum is called katakuri, and the bulb is processed to produce starch, which is used for food and other purposes. Shallot bulbs A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that are used as food storage organs by a dormant plant. ... Root vegetables are underground plant parts used as vegetables. ... Look up flour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fresh Swiss chard Fresh water spinach Creamed spinach Steamed kale Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. ... Binomial name Erythronium japonicum Decne. ... Starch (CAS# 9005-25-8) is a complex carbohydrate which is insoluble in water; it is used by plants as a way to store excess glucose. ...


They are also widely grown as ornamental plants, with numerous hybrids and cultivars having been selected for garden use. Popular cultivars include E. 'Pagoda', E. 'Sundisc', E. 'Joanna', E. 'Kondo', E. 'Citronella', E. californicum 'White Beauty', and E. 'Rosalind'. Propagation is best by seed in autumn or by division of bulbs, depending on species. Some species propagate vegetatively, while others do not. An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. ... // In biology, hybrid has two meanings. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...

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Erythronium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (347 words)
Erythronium is a genus of cormous, spring-flowering, perennials.
Erythronium albidum Nutt, Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl, Erythronium mesochoreum Knerr, Erythronium propullans Gray, Erythronium rostratum W. Wolf, Erythronium umbilicatum Parks and Hardin, are all found East of the Rockies, whilst the remainder are found in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Colorado, and in British Columbia and Alberta in Canada.
In Japan, Erythronium japonicum is called katakuri, and the corm is processed to produce starch, which is used for food and other purposes.
PbsWiki - Erythronium (744 words)
Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawler is found in moist woodland and on rocky wooded hillsides from southeastern Canada to Minnesota south to Texas.
Erythronium helenae Applegate is a rare species found in dry serpentine soils in oak and pine woodland and chaparral in Napa and Sonoma Counties, Calfornia.
Erythronium multiscapoideum (Kellogg) A. Nelson and Kennedy is native to the wooded slopes in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada of California.
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