Lloydia serotina (Alp Lily)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Alpine. Tundra. Summer.
Lizard Head Trail, July 2, 2004.

This dainty Lily grows high in alpine meadows, often abundantly, and might at first be taken for Spring Beauty.  Notice also that its long thin leaves might be taken for Wild Onion leaves.

Richard Salisbury named this genus Lloydia serotina in 1830, changing Linnaeus' original 1753 name of Bulbocodium serotinum.  "Lloydia" is for Edward Lloyd, 1660-1709, Curator of the Museum of Oxford University and discoverer of this plant in Wales.  (More biographical information.)  "Serotina" is Latin for "late".

Lloydia serotina (Alp Lily)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Alpine. Tundra. Summer.
Sharkstooth Trail, June 28, 2007.