''Erythronium quinaultense'', the Quinault fawn-lily, is a rare plant species endemic to a small region around

Lake Quinault Lake Quinault ( or ) is a lake on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. It is located in the glacial-carved Quinault Valley of the Quinault River, at the southern edge of Olympic National Park in the northwestern United States. One o ...

Olympic National Park Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west-side temperate rainforest, and the forests of the drier ...

Washington state Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...

, United States.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of North America v 26 p 158
/ref> ''Erythronium quinaultense'' produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 75 mm long. Leaves are up to 20 cm long. Scape is up to 25 cm long, bearing 1–3 flowers.

Tepals A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower (collectively the perianth). The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentiated (i.e. of very ...

have yellow, white and pink bands perpendicular to the veins.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1363777 quinaultense Endemic flora of Washington (state) Plants described in 2001 Olympic National Park Flora without expected TNC conservation status