familyLiliaceae
genusErythronium
speciesErythronium americanum
subspeciesErythronium americanum subsp. harperi
Erythronium americanum subsp. harperi
Brittonia 15: 252. 1963.
Common names: Harper’s trout-lily
Endemic
Basionym: Erythronium harperi W. Wolf Castanea 6: 24. 1941
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 161.
Style ± terete or slightly swollen distally; stigma lobes recurved, distinctly grooved distally. Capsules: apex distinctly apiculate. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Wooded slopes, ravines
Elevation: 0–300 m
Distribution
Ala., Ga., Miss., Tenn.
Discussion
C. R. Parks and J. W. Hardin (1963) indicated that subsp. harperi may represent merely a southern race of E. americanum, but that the transition seems to be more abrupt than expected in a cline.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.