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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.

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