Biology 130
Erythronium americanum and
E.
albidum;
trout lily,
fawn lily, dog-tooth violet
[Liliaceae]
Small
perennial herbs with solitary, nodding, 6-parted flowers,1½" long.
Flowers yellow (E. americanum) or white (E.
albidum).
Mottled or spotted leaves 4-8" long,
relatively narrow, usually two, entire, and appearing basal because
about half of stem is underground, arising from a deep corm.
Found in moist woods, with
E. americanum more common to
the north and E. albidum
generally in the south.
Flowers in early spring and dies back
to the corm by early summer.
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