




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!
Habitat: Forests
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.





Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Snaps
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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!
Yellow trout lily is a 'spring ephemeral,' growing, flowering, and setting seed rapidly before tree leaves block the sunlight.
Its seeds have a fatty attachment that attracts ants, which then carry and disperse the seeds, helping it spread.
Yellow trout lily spreads by underground rhizomes, allowing a single plant to form large, dense colonies over time.
Bombus impatiens
Drinks nectar and collects pollen from its flowers.
Aphaenogaster picea
Carries its seeds away to help them spread and germinate.

Odocoileus virginianus
Browses on its tender leaves and flowers in early spring.
Limax maximus
Chews holes in its leaves when they emerge from the ground.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Cluster flowers are inflorescences where individual flowers are arranged closely together on a common stem.
Shade tolerant plants are adapted to grow and thrive in areas with low light levels, requiring less direct sunlight.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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10-30 cm
5-15 cm
2-4 cm
Early spring
Yes
Mild
Perennial
Insect
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