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9. Erythronium pusaterii (Munz & J. T. Howell) Shevock, Bartel & G. A. Allen, Madroño. 37: 264. 1991.
Kaweah Lakes fawn-lily
Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh subsp. pusaterii Munz & J. T. Howell, Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 104. 1964
Bulbs narrowly ovoid, 40–60 mm. Leaves 10–35 cm; blade green, lanceolate, margins ± wavy. Scape 12–40 cm. Inflorescences 1–8-flowered. Flowers: tepals white, proximal 1/2–2/3 bright yellow, becoming pinkish in age, lanceolate, 25–45 mm, inner auriculate at base; stamens 8–15 mm; filaments ± white, slender; anthers yellow; style ± white, 7–10 mm; stigma ± unlobed, or with lobes shorter than 1 mm. Capsules obovoid, 2–4 cm.
Flowering late spring (Apr--May). Meadows, open forests, rocky ledges; of conservation concern; 2100--2500 m; Calif.
Erythronium pusaterii is known only from Tulare County in the southern Sierra Nevada.
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