Erythronium sibiricum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Erythronium |
| Species: | E. sibiricum
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythronium sibiricum | |
Erythronium sibiricum is a
perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae
, commonly known as the Siberian fawn lily or Siberian trout lily.
Traits
The two basal leaves are often covered with spots. The
chromosomes
is 2n = 24.
Distribution
Erythronium sibiricum occurs in
Altay, Tuva, Krasnoyarsk), in Northeastern Kazakhstan and in Northern Xinjiang and Mongolia in the Altai
and Sajan mountains. The species inhabits forests, thickets and subalpine meadows at altitudes of 1100 to 2500 meters.
Systematics
This species was first described in 1841 by Friedrich von Fischer and Carl Anton von Meyer as Erythronium dens-canis var. sibiricum. In 1929 Porphyry Nikitic Krylov gave it the species status.
References
- Jäger, Eckehardt J.; Ebel, Friedrich; Hanelt, Peter; Müller, Gerd K., eds. (2008), Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Band 5: Krautige Zier- und Nutzpflanzen (in German), Berlin Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8
- Chen, Xinqi; Tamura, Minoru N. "Erythronium sibiricum". Flora of China. Retrieved 26 August 2009 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Shulkina, Tatyana. "Erythronium sibiricum". Ornamental Plants from Russia and Adjacent States of the Former Soviet Union. Retrieved 16 December 2009 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
External links
Media related to Erythronium sibiricum at Wikimedia Commons
