giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) observed in Skagit County, WA, USA
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Citizen Science
iNaturalistKnowing exactly where giant white fawn lilies grow helps protect the shaded forest edges and moist woodlands they depend on — the same beautiful spots many hikers and nature lovers seek out in spring.
Someone found and photographed a giant white fawn lily growing wild in Skagit County, Washington, and enough experts confirmed the identification to make it an official, reliable record. These gorgeous white spring wildflowers grow natively in the Pacific Northwest and are beloved by gardeners for their nodding blooms. Each confirmed sighting helps build a clearer map of where they're hanging on in the wild.
Key Findings
A research-grade observation of giant white fawn lily was recorded in Skagit County, WA, meeting iNaturalist's standard of multiple expert confirmations.
The sighting is geographically located in the Pacific Northwest, within the native range of Erythronium oregonum.
The observation contributes a verified data point to citizen-science biodiversity records for this species.
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A giant white fawn lily was spotted and confirmed in Skagit County, Washington — a research-grade sighting that adds to our understanding of where this native Pacific Northwest wildflower lives and thrives.
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Research-grade observation of giant white fawn lily in Skagit County, WA, USA.
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Erythronium oregonum is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name giant white fawnlily or Oregon fawn-lily.