Lilies” of the Smith River region.

The northernmost reaches of the California Floristic Province (northwest California and southwest Oregon) are a renowned hotspot of lily biodiversity. This goes for true lilies (family Liliaceae), as well as members of related families within the broader Lily order (Liliales). Here are just a few of the many beautiful species that inhabit the greater Smith River region.

Clockwise from top left-

Lilium pardalinum ssp. shastense (Shasta lily, Bear Basin)

Erythronium oregonum (giant fawn lily, Rock Creek)

Lilium columbianum (Columbia lily, Del Norte Coast Redwoods)

Clintonia andrewsiana (red clintonia, Jedediah Smith Redwoods)

Pseudotrillium rivale (brook wakerobin, Hurdygurdy Creek)

Fritillaria affinis (checker lily, Goose Creek)

Calochortus tolmiei (pussy ears, Bear Lake)

Trillium ovatum (western trillium, Myrtle Creek)

Lilium bolanderi (Bolander’s lily, Siskiyou Fork Smith River)