LILY FAMILY 165 



Anthers of the inner set of stamens much longer than those of the outer ; veining of 



petals resembling that of E. grandiflorum. 4. E. utahense 



Style filiform or nearly so; petals narrowly linear-lanceolate. 5. E. leptopetdlum. 



1. E. parviflorum (S. Wats.) Goodding. Scape 1-3 dm. high, 1-4- (rarely 5-7-) 

 flowered; sepals and petals lanceolate, acuminate, 2-3 cm. long, bright yellow; 

 capsule short, oblanceolate-oblong to nearly obovate, 3-4 cm. long, 1-1.5 

 cm. thick. E. grandiflorum parviflorum S. Wats. Rich soil: Colo. Wyo. 

 Utah. Submont. Subalp. Ap-Au. 



2. E. obtusatum Goodding. Scape 2-4 dm. high, 1-3-flowered; leaf-blades 

 oblanceolate or oblong, broadest usually above the middle, obtuse and apiculate 

 or acute, 1-2 dm. long; petals and sepals pale yellow, in age becoming whitish 

 or purplish, 2-3.5 cm. long; filaments dilated at the base, subulate; capsule 

 oblanceolate, 3.5-5 cm. long, a little more than 1 cm. thick. Rich soil: B.C. 

 Wyo.- Mont. Submont. Mont. Ap-Au. 



3. E. grandiflorum Pursh. Scape 2-4 dm. high, 1-3-flowered; leaf-blades 

 from lanceolate to oval or ovate-lanceolate, mostly acute, usually broadest at 

 or below the middle, 1-2 dm. long; sepals and petals light yellow, 3-5 cm. long; 

 filaments slender but somewhat dilated below; capsule oblong, tapering at the 

 base, 3-4 cm. long, about 12 mm. thick. Rich soil: B.C. -Wash. -Wyo. 

 Mont. Submont. Mont. My-Jl. 



4. E. utahense Rydb. Scape 1.5-3 dm. high, 1-3-flowered; leaf-blades 

 oblanceolate, 1-2 dm. long, acute or obtuse, 1.5-4.5 cm. wide; sepals and petals 

 2.5-3 cm. long, narrowly lanceolate, acute or acuminate; filaments subulate, 

 dilated below; capsule obovoid, about 2 cm. long and 1 cm. thick. Mountains: 

 Utah. Submont. Mont. My-Jl. 



5. E. leptopetalum Rydb. Scape 1.5-2 dm. high, slender; leaf-blades 

 broadly oval, about 12 cm. long and 6 cm. wide; sepals and petals narrowly 

 lanceolate, about 3.5 cm. long, 3-5 mm. wide, acute, evenly veined; filaments 

 strongly dilated below; stigma deeply 3-cleft, with slender recurved lobes. Moun- 

 tains near Boise City, Ida. Je. 



6. LLOYDIA Salisb. ALP LILY. 



Dwarf caulescent herbs, with bulbs. Leaves narrow, grass-like. Flowers 

 white in terminal racemes (often reduced to a single flower). Sepals and petals 

 each 3, nearly alike, with a transverse fold-like gland near the base. Stamens 

 6, distinct; filaments subulate; anthers basifixed, dehiscent by marginal slits. 

 Ovary triangular, 3-celled; ovules numerous in 2 rows in each cell, anatropous; 

 style persistent; stigma 3-lobed. Capsule loculicidal at the apex. 



1. L. serotina (L.) Sweet. Bulb oblong, fibrous-coated, ending a creeping 

 rootstock; stem 5-15 cm. high; leaves several, 5-10 cm. long, 1-2 mm. wide; 

 perianth about 1 cm. long, broadly turbinate; petals and sepals oblanceolate, 

 obtuse, yellowish white, purple-veined and tinged with rose on the back; capsule 

 obovoid, 8 mm. long. Alpine-arctic regions among rocks: Alta. N.M. Nev. 

 Alaska; Eurasia. Alp. 



7. EREMOCRINUM M. E. Jones. DESERT LILY. 



Perennial herbs, with a small tunicated bulb. Stem more or less leafy at the 

 base. Flowers racemose, scarious-bracted. Sepals and petals each 3, distinct, 

 3-nerved, spreading. Stamens 6; filaments linear, broader at the base; anthers 

 linear, obtuse at the apex, subcordate at base, basifixed, in age incurved. Ovary 

 3-celled; style slender, elongated. Capsule loculicidal, each cell 2-seeded. 

 Pedicels jointed near the base. 



1. E. albomarginatum M. E. Jones. Bulb 5-6 mm. thick; stem 1-3 dm. 

 high; leaves basal, 1-2 cm. long, 1-3 mm. wide; bracts ovate, scarious, 10^12 

 mm. long; flowers 1-3 at each node; pedicels 8-12 mm. long; perianth white, 

 with green veins; petals and sepals 8-10 mm. long. Desert regions: Utah. 

 Son. My. 



