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Yellow trout-lily
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Scientific Name: Erythronium rostratum W. Wolf
Common Names: yellow trout-lily; yellow fawn-lily
Description: Yellow trout-lily is similar to white trout-lily, but often has wider leaves and bright yellow, spreading tepals (undifferentiated petals and sepals) that usually have a reddish-purple tinge on the outer surface. Additionally, the flowers are held erect rather than nodding. Yellow trout-lily typically blooms a few weeks later than white trout-lily, peaking in late March in Arkansas.
Habitat/Geography: Yellow trout-lily grows in moist, rich woods on stream and river terraces, and shaded slopes and bluff ledges throughout the uplands of the northwestern half of Arkansas.
Notes: A similar yellow-flowered species, American trout-lily (Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl.), grows throughout most of the eastern and northeastern United States and is reported from southeastern Missouri and western Tennessee. It may eventually be found in northeastern Arkansas. It differs from yellow trout-lily in having flowers that nod with petals that are prominently reflexed (bent abruptly backwards). Differences in the shape of fruit and the inner tepals also distinguish American trout-lily from yellow trout-lily.
Update Date:
February, 16 2010