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Definition of Erythronium montanum
1. Noun. Perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Erythronium, Genus Erythronium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythronium Montanum
Literary usage of Erythronium montanum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mazama: A Record of Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest by Or Mazamas (Portland, Mazamas (Portland, Or.) (1907)
"... and Arnica latifolia,—all of them common Alaska species,—and the entire absence
of such plants as erythronium montanum, Erythronium parviflorum, ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1911)
"... and Gaultheria ovali folia, while in the open timber erythronium montanum and
Clintonia uniflora were in full bloom. ..."
3. Flora of the State of Washington by Charles Vancouver Piper (1906)
"erythronium montanum S. Wats. Proc. Am. Ac-ad. 26: 130. 1891. .TYPE LOCALITY: "Mt.
Hood, Mt. Adams, etc." RANGE: Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon; ..."
4. Proceedings of the National Park Conference (1912)
"They also bring back to my memory the sight of that wonderful flower Erythronium
montanum in Mount ..."
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