| Flower: | Lily, Chocolate | | Reference: | Trip Journal Entry | | Family: | Lily | | Genus / Species: | Fritillaria lanceolata | | Notes: | The Lewis & Clark Expedition collected a specimen of this plant along the Columbia River on April 10,1806, and wrote that the natives ate the bulb of this lily. It is also known as Checker Lily, Mission Bells, and Rice-root Lily. | | Photo: | 
Memaloose State Park - - - April 25, 2002 | | Guide: | Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge by Jolley / Plants of the Lewis & Clark Expedition by Phillips / Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & Mackinnon / Peterson Field Guides Pacific States Wildflowers by Niehaus & Ripper / Wayside Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Strickler / Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest by Kozloff |
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