Erythronium caucasicum explained

Erythronium caucasicum is a bulbous perennial plant in the lily family, native to the western and central Caucasus and the Alborz Mountains in North Iran.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

The leaves are spotted. In contrast with its closest relative, Erythronium dens-canis,^[7] the anthers are yellow. The petals are usually white or yellowish.

Notes and References

1. Mathew, B. 1992. A taxonomic and horticultural review of Erythronium L. (Liliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 109: 453-471
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=305752 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
4. Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
5. Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Conspectus Florae Caucasi 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
6. Clennett, C. (2014). The genus Erythronium: 1-158. Kew Publishing, Kew.
7. [Geraldine A. Allen|Allen G.A.]