Liliaceae

Henderson's fawnlily

Erythronium hendersonii S.Watson

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Erythronium

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Henderson's fawnlily: Henderson's Fawn Lily (Erythronium hendersonii). Taken by myself on 4 April 2009 at Table Rock, Jackson County, Oregon. — Photo: N5jrn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: اريثرونيوم هندرسونى
Chinese: 汉森猪牙花
English: Henderson's fawnlily
German: Henderson-Hundszahn
Russian: Кандык Хендерсона, Эритрониум Хендерсона

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: N5jrn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francine Riez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rebecca Morrison-Stoney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Barbara Mack, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Steve Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.