American Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)

American Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)

American Trout Lily, sometimes called "dog-tooth violet," is much rarer than the common Erythronium umbilicatum (Dimpled Trout Lily). The anthers are usually yellow, lavender-brown in E. umbilicatum.

Person Co., NC 4/1/06

American Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)

These plants, at the same location, may be E. umbilicatum.

Person Co., NC 4/1/06

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