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Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)

Updated: Nov 5, 2024


Soon after the snow has departed you will find the mottled leaves of this beautiful low-growing flower carpeting the ground. The smooth flower stem rises to a height of 6 to 10 inches from between the two narrow mottled leaves that point in opposite directions. The single nodding yellow flower has 6 segments that curl back at the tips when in full bloom. This species is found from Nova Scotia to western Ontario.

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