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Lloydia serotina
alp lily, alpine lily
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon and Nevada, east to Alberta and New Mexico.

Habitat: Gravelly ridges, cliffs and rock crevices at high elevations.

Flowers: June-September

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:
General:

Herbaceous perennial from short, thick rhizomes, the erect flowering stems 5-15 cm. tall; several brownish, withered bracts persist over-winter at the base of the stem.

Leaves:

Basal leaves 4-10 cm. long and about 1 mm. broad; cauline leaves 2-4, much shorter and 1-2 mm. broad.

Flowers:

Flowers usually solitary, occasionally 2; tepals 6, all alike, white with purplish veins, oblong to broadly oblanceolate, 6-12 mm. long; stamens 6, inserted at the base of the tepals, about half as long as the tepals, equaling the single style; ovary 3-celled.

Fruits:

Capsule obovoid, 6-8 mm. long.

Accepted Name:
Lloydia serotina (L.) Salisb. ex Rchb.
Publication: Fl. Germ. Excurs. 102. 1830.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Bulbocodium serotinum L.
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Lloydia serotina in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Lloydia serotina checklist entry

OregonFlora: Lloydia serotina information

E-Flora BC: Lloydia serotina atlas page

CalPhotos: Lloydia serotina photos

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