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Keywords: Liliaceae | Erythronium revolutum Sm. | Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve
Last year, I visited the Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve specifically to seek out these flowers. Unfortunately, I'd visited a couple weeks too late, so only a few flowers were still in bloom in this area claimed to have the densest patch of the species in British Columbia. What I did find, however, was a number of weedy invaders throughout the area. Upon reflection, this isn't surprising – this triangular-shaped 6ha (15 acre) reserve is bordered on two sides by road, making it very susceptible to the ecological phenomenon known as the edge effect.
Flickr BPotD Group Pool Pic of the Day: From the same plant family as Erythronium, the centre of a Lilium flower, by Wontolla65@Flickr.
Botany resource link: Stem and Root Anatomy by Wayne Armstrong.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at May 1, 2006 12:58 AM
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Posted by: Beverley at May 1, 2006 4:22 PM
Wow- that is a beautiful shot. I've been to many garden shows... plant festivals, and I've never seen this before. It's beautiful! I'm a huge fan of nature photography...
I love the way you captured the flower. Very pretty!
(edited slightly by Daniel M: moved link to web page so that Ari's name works as a link instead)
:-)
~ Ari ~
Posted by: Ari at May 1, 2006 5:48 PM
Do they have a common name? They're lovely.
Posted by: Maire Smith at May 1, 2006 8:29 PM
The common name is the pink fawn lily.
Posted by: judy newton at May 1, 2006 8:44 PM
Thanks.
Posted by: Maire Smith at May 1, 2006 8:51 PM
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Erythronium revolutum - Z5 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths