Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
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Other common names: Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adders Tongue
Native
Family:
Liliaceae (Lily)
Height: 0.25 to 1 ft.
Blooms: March to
June
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 6 parts
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 4/15/2006
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
