Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in the Puget Sound lowlands and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Prairies, rocky balds, moist woods; at low elevations.
Flowers: March-May
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees
Perennial herb from a deep corm; flowering stems to 30 cm tall.
All basal, usually paired; lanceolate; strongly mottled with brown.
Showy white blooms with 6 tepals to 5 cm long; 1-3 at stem tips.
Erect capsules 3-5 cm long.
The mottled leaves and low-elevation habitat separate this species from E. montanum, which also has white flowers; our other Erythronium species have pink or yellow flowers.
Publication: Madroño. 3: 99. 1935.
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ssp. oregonum – giant fawn lily, wild easter lily, deer's tongue
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in the Puget Sound lowlands and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern British Columbia to northern California.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Erythronium oregonum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Erythronium oregonum checklist entry
OregonFlora: Erythronium oregonum information
E-Flora BC: Erythronium oregonum atlas page
CalPhotos: Erythronium oregonum photos
