Introductory
SPECIES: Erythronium grandiflorum | Glacier Lily 



ABBREVIATION : 
ERYGRA

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ERGR2


COMMON NAMES : 
   glacier lily
   dogtooth violet
   lambstongue fawnlily


TAXONOMY : 
The current scientific name of glacier lily is Erythronium grandiflorum
Pursh.  Three varieties and one subspecies are currently recognized:

Erythronium grandiflorum var. candidum (Piper) Abrams [16]
Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum [16]
Erythronium grandiflorum var. nudipetalum (Applegate) C. L. Hitchc [16]
Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. chrysandrum Applegate [14] 

Erythronium grandiflorum varieties candidum and grandiflorum occur
sympatrically only rarely.  Allopatric crosses of the two varieties are
infertile, while attempts at sympatric crosses are incompatible,
suggesting that E. g. var. candidum may qualify as a separate species [12].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
A variety of glacier lily known as the white glacier lily (Erythronium
grandiflorum var. candidum) is a regional endemic [21].  It occurs only
in a few disjunct populations in northeastern Washington, northern
Idaho, and northwestern Montana [12,21].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams, June 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, T. Y. 1990. Erythronium grandiflorum.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Erythronium grandiflorum | Glacier Lily