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Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum): Spring's Yellow Woodland Gem

Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum), also called Adder's Tongue or Dogtooth Violet, is a cherished native spring ephemeral. Its nodding, yellow, reflexed-petal flowers rise above mottled, trout-spotted leaves in early spring, then the plant goes dormant by summer. Perfect for moist, shady woodlands where it slowly naturalizes into colonies. A true harbinger of spring.

Taxonomic Information

Family:Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:Erythronium (er-ih-THROH-nee-um)
Species:americanum (a-mer-ih-KAY-num)

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