Erythronium tuolumnense

Erythronium tuolumnense

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Lilliopsida
Subclass:	Liliidae
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Erythronium
Species:	E. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Monocotyledons or monocots are one of two major groups of Flowering plants (angiosperms that are traditionally recognised the other being Dicotyledons Liliidae is a Botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass will vary with the taxonomic system being used Liliales is an order of Monocotyledonous Flowering plants This order of necessity includes the family Liliaceae, but both the family and the order have The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of Monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Erythronium is a Genus of Bulbous spring-flowering perennials tuolumnense

Binomial name

Erythronium tuolumnense
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Erythronium tuolumnense is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name Tuolumne fawn lily. The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of Monocotyledons in the order Liliales. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tuolumne County, California. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Tuolumne County (tuːˈɒləmi "To All o' Me" with a silent N is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U This wildflower grows from a bulb 5 to 10 centimeters wide, sometimes with associated bulblets. A bulb is an underground vertical Shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases that are used as Food Storage organs by It produces two small, green leaves and a reddish stalk up to 35 centimeters tall which bears one to five flowers. The flower has bright yellow tepals, a white style and white stamens tipped with large yellow anthers. Tepals are elements of the Perianth, or outer part of a flower which include the Petals or Sepals The term tepal is usually used when all segments A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne, "woman" is the Female reproductive part of a Flower. The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male This is an uncommon plant which is threatened by human activity such as logging in its small native range. Logging is the process in which Trees are cut down for Forest management and Timber.

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