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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

ReinoPlantaeFiloTracheophytaClaseLiliopsidaOrdenLilialesFamiliaLiliaceaeGéneroErythronium

white fawnlily

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-30 cm
Extensión: 10-20 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 2-5 cm
Temporada de floración: Primavera
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Leve
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

Flor en forma de campana

Las flores en forma de campana poseen pétalos fusionados o dispuestos para formar una estructura acampanada o en forma de copa que se asemeja a una campana.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.