familyLiliaceae
genusErythronium
speciesErythronium americanum
subspeciesErythronium americanum subsp. harperi
Erythronium americanum subsp. harperi
Brittonia 15: 252. 1963.
Common names: Harper’s trout-lily
Endemic
Basionym: Erythronium harperi W. Wolf Castanea 6: 24. 1941
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 161.
Style ± terete or slightly swollen distally; stigma lobes recurved, distinctly grooved distally. Capsules: apex distinctly apiculate. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Wooded slopes, ravines
Elevation: 0–300 m
Distribution
Ala., Ga., Miss., Tenn.
Discussion
C. R. Parks and J. W. Hardin (1963) indicated that subsp. harperi may represent merely a southern race of E. americanum, but that the transition seems to be more abrupt than expected in a cline.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broad" is not a number."thicker" is not a number.
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basifixed +
apiculate +
loculicidal +
maturity +
small +
appressed +
small +
petiolate +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
greenish yellow +
glaucous +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
additional +
Harper’s trout-lily +
solid +
vertical +
fleshy +
yellow +
lanceolate +
slender +
showy +
single +
capsular +
erect +
1-flowered +
racemose +
auriculate +
simple +
persistent +
wavy +
1-leaved +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
superior +
many;several +
showy +
Brittonia +
1963 +
persistent +
elongating +
wind-distributed +
angular +
brown +
ovoid +
attached +
beadlike +
small +
Endemic +
flowering +
more sparingly without than those extensive vegetative reproduction +
staminodial +
fertile +
capitate +
distinct +
grooved +
recurved +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
common;1;3 +
deciduous +
attached +
Erythronium americanum subsp. harperi +
Erythronium americanum +
subspecies +
reddish dots;tinged light;dark purple-red +
distinct +
absent +
reflexed +
lanceolate +
greener +
equal +
narrower +
colors +
lanceolate;ovate +
scapose +
perennial +
woody +