Lily ID?

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BurnsideBob
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Lily ID?

Post by BurnsideBob » June 21st, 2018, 11:32 am

Hi everyone. I saw two of these in Jedediah Smith SP, California. Anyone know what it is? TIA!

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Re: Lily ID?

Post by adamschneider » June 21st, 2018, 12:07 pm

It's Clintonia andrewsiana, the gaudy southern cousin of our humble bead lily (Clintonia uniflora).


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Re: Lily ID?

Post by BurnsideBob » June 21st, 2018, 4:37 pm

Thanks, Adam. Looks like you most excellently nailed the ID.
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Re: Lily ID?

Post by adamschneider » June 21st, 2018, 6:42 pm

Fortunately, this is an unambiguous one. Nailing down paintbrushes and penstemons is much trickier.

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