Liliaceae
Purple fawnlily
Erythronium purpurascens
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Erythronium
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- اريثرونيوم بوربوراسين
- English
- Purple fawnlily
Synonyms
- Erythronium grandiflorum f. multiflorum (Torr.) Voss
- Erythronium grandiflorum var. multiflorum Torr.
- Erythronium purpurascens var. uniflorum S.Watson
- Erythronium revolutum Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jimmyleg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jimmyleg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.