Giant white fawnlily
Erythronium oregonum
Family: Liliaceae
What it is like
A lily plant. It grows 38 cm high. The leaves at the base are mottled light green and brown. The flowers are in a loose spike. There can be 10 flowers in a group. They hang down. The petals are cream-white and turn backwards. The flowers have yellow centres with an orange-brown ring around them.
There are about 22 Erythronium species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. In Canada it grows in open conifer forests and on rocky outcrops. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia, Canada, North America, USA
How it is used for food
The bulbs are dried and used for food. They can be eaten raw, baked or boiled.
Edible parts
Root, bulb