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white fawnlily

Erythronium albidum

The white fawnlily is a beautiful flower with delicate white petals that look like little bells. It blooms in spring and adds a lovely touch to the forest floor.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The white fawnlily is a small plant with two broad, mottled leaves that often resemble a fawn's spots. It has a single, nodding, bell-shaped flower with six strongly recurved, creamy-white petals that often have yellow or reddish-brown markings near the base.

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white fawnlily

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its leaves are spotted like a baby deer, giving this spring flower its 'fawnlily' name!

Many call it 'trout lily' too, because its blooming often signals trout season in rivers!

The petals of its bell-shaped flowers curl all the way back, almost touching the stem!

This early bloomer races to grow and flower before tall trees leaf out and block the sun!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spring Sprinter

White fawnlily grows and blooms rapidly in early spring, before trees leaf out, to capture precious sunlight.

Fähigkeit

Energy Hoarder

This plant has a bulb underground that stores energy, helping it survive winter and pop up early each spring.

Fähigkeit

Ant Courier

White fawnlily has seeds with a fatty attachment that ants love, so they carry them away, helping disperse new plants.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-30 cm
Ausbreitung
10-20 cm
Blütengröße
2-5 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

honeybee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

visits flowers for nectar

eaten by

white-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses leaves and flowers

symbiotic with

silvery wood ant

Formica fusca

disperses seeds with elaiosomes

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Dogtooth Violet

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Do not pick flowers without asking an adult first, and always be gentle with nature.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von white fawnlily?

10-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von white fawnlily?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von white fawnlily?

2-5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von white fawnlily?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von white fawnlily?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von white fawnlily?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von white fawnlily?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von white fawnlily?

Insekten

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