Wildflowers of the United States

Home Journal Family Index - All States Photo Albums News About Privacy

Trout Lily, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder's Tongue, Yellow Trout-Lily - Erythronium americanum


Family: Liliaceae - Lily family Genus Common Name: Fawnlily Native Status: NativeMonocot Perennial Herb
Erythronium americanum - Trout Lily, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder's Tongue, Yellow Trout-Lily. Trout lily is one of the early spring wildflowers.

Found in:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV

Journal Articles Referencing Fawnlily

Leave comments on Erythronium americanum at this link.
Erythronium americanum

Distribution of Erythronium americanum in the United States and Canada:
Map unavailable.
Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program.
Map color key

Search Our Database: Enter any portion of the Scientific, Common Name, or both.
Scientific name:
Common name:

Example: Enter "lob" in the common name field and you'll get all our species that have "lobelia" in the common name, as well as "sharp-lobed hepatica".

Do a general Google search of the entire site:


#ad

Follow on Twitter
Follow USWildflowers on Twitter



Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-March-07Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
1/125f/5.6 ISO100
Nikon Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm 4-5.6G ED
200mm (300 equiv) Flash: Yes
Trout lily bloom in early March before it opens fully.
Erythronium americanum

Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-March-15Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
1/60f/16 ISO100
Nikon Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm 4-5.6G ED
135mm (202 equiv) Flash: Yes
The fully-opened petals of Trout Lily are frequently recurved, and the stamens become very prominent.
Click on the photo for a larger image
Erythronium americanum

Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2008-March-22Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D40
1/125f/4.8 ISO500
Nikon Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm 4-5.6G ED
85mm (127 equiv)
Trout Lily has a lovely long-anthered yellow flower arising on a long stem from usually a pair of green/brown mottled leave. The leaves are where the "trout" in the name due to the similarity in shape and coloration to some trouts.
Click on the photo for a larger image
Erythronium americanum

#ad
Erythronium americanum initially published on USWildflowers.com 2008-12-31; Updated 2015-06-24

Commercial / Cookie Notice

Looking for Wildflowers for a specific state? Check here:



All content except USDA Plants Database map Copyright Gerald C. Williamson 2024
Photographs Copyright owned by the named photographer



Code Update 20230302