First Confirmation of Erythronium mesochoreum (Liliaceae) East of the Mississippi River

Author:

Kenneth R. Robertson

Additional Authors:

William E. McClain and Alfred C. Koelling

Published:

June – 1983

Keywords:

Erythronium, mesochoreum, Liliaceae, Mississippi

ABSTRACT
<em>Erythronium mesochoreum</em> is reported from a railroad prairie remnant in Macoupin County, Illinois. The significance of this discovery is discussed, a table is included to distinguish the three species of <em>Erythronium</em> found in Illinois, and a list of species is provided for the prairie.