Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
A yellow, colony forming plant flowering in spring, native to Quebec and dwelling in woodland habitats.
Common Names
| 🇨🇦 | Yellow Trout Lily |
| 🇫🇷 | Érythrone d'Amérique |
| 🇩🇪 | Ostamerikanischer Hundszahn |
| 🇲🇽 | Erythronium americanum |
Taxonomy
| Order | Liliales |
| Family | Liliaceae |
Flowers
| Color | yellow |
| Shape | campanulate |
Leaves
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | sessile |
| Shape | lanceolate |
| Margin | entire |
| Venation | parallel |
How to Identify
Seasonality and the yellow flower with 6 curved, thin petals.
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Where and When to Spot
I spot this flower in spring in the forest area of Park Angrignon. It flowers on the forest ground before the trees develop their leaves.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Michel-Chartrand | x | - | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.