Erythronium americanum
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| Erythronium americanum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Erythronium |
| Species: | E. americanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl. | |
Erythronium americanum (Trout lily, Yellow trout lily, Yellow dogtooth violet) is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Liliaceae.
The range is from southern Canada south to Georgia, west to Mississippi, and north to Minnesota.[1] Trout lilies grow in colonies that can be up to 300 years old.[2]
Description
The common name "Trout lily" arises from the appearance of its gray-green leaves mottled with brown or gray, which allegedly resemble the coloring of brook trout.[2]
It blooms in early spring with nodding one-inch yellow flowers, the petals (3) and petal-like sepals (3) recurved upward. Each plant sends up a single flower stem with a pair of leaves.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thieret, John W. (2001). National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers, Eastern Region (revised ed.). Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coulber, Sarah. "Trout Lily -- Erythronium americanum". Canada Wildlife Federation. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
External links
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- USDA Plants Profile: Erythronium americanum
- Canada Wildlife Federation: Wild about Flowers "Erythronium americanum -- Trout lily"
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, native plant database
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