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yellow trout lily

Erythronium americanum

The yellow trout lily is a bright yellow flower that blooms in spring. It has lovely, speckled leaves that look like fish scales, making it special and fun to find in the woods!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The yellow trout lily has striking, mottled green leaves that resemble a brook trout's skin, making it unique on the forest floor. Its nodding, bell-shaped flowers are bright yellow, with six petals that curve sharply backwards. These emerge on slender stalks above a pair of basal leaves.

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yellow trout lily

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It takes up to seven years for a yellow trout lily seedling to produce its very first flower!

Its common name comes from the mottled leaves resembling a brook trout, while its corm looks like a dog's tooth!

The yellow trout lily's leaves and corms contain compounds that can cause a mild stomachache if eaten raw!

These 'spring ephemerals' emerge, bloom, and disappear within just a few weeks each year!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Spring Sprint

Yellow trout lily is a 'spring ephemeral,' growing, flowering, and setting seed rapidly before tree leaves block the sunlight.

Habilidad

Ant Seed Express

Its seeds have a fatty attachment that attracts ants, which then carry and disperse the seeds, helping it spread.

Habilidad

Colony Builder

Yellow trout lily spreads by underground rhizomes, allowing a single plant to form large, dense colonies over time.

Medidas y detalles

Altura
10-30 cm
Extensión
5-15 cm
Tamaño de la flor
2-4 cm
Temporada de floración
Early spring
Comestible
Toxicidad
Leve
Ciclo de vida
Perenne
Método de polinización
Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Drinks nectar and collects pollen from its flowers.

symbiotic with

Ant species

Aphaenogaster picea

Carries its seeds away to help them spread and germinate.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its tender leaves and flowers in early spring.

eaten by

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

Chews holes in its leaves when they emerge from the ground.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Dog-tooth violet

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de yellow trout lily?

10-30 cm

¿Cuál es el extensión de yellow trout lily?

5-15 cm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la flor de yellow trout lily?

2-4 cm

¿Cuál es el temporada de floración de yellow trout lily?

Early spring

¿Cuál es el comestible de yellow trout lily?

¿Cuál es el toxicidad de yellow trout lily?

Leve

¿Cuál es el ciclo de vida de yellow trout lily?

Perenne

¿Cuál es el método de polinización de yellow trout lily?

Insectos

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