Erythronium grandiflorum- Glacier lily, yellow avalanche lily

A common early spring wildflower throughout the NW in conifer forests. It flowers right after the snow melts, and can be spectacular en mass.

It is a member of the Liliaceae or Lily family. The common character of Liliaceae's is that they have 6 tepals- which are the petals and sepals modified to be so similar to each other that they are not distinguishable from each other.

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