Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
A yellow, colony forming plant flowering in spring, native to Quebec and dwelling in woodland habitats.
Last changed on 2024-12-16
Common Names
- Yellow Trout Lily 🇨🇦
- Érythrone d'Amérique 🇫🇷
- Ostamerikanischer Hundszahn 🇩🇪
- Erythronium americanum 🇲🇽
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Characteristics & Identification
How to Identify
Seasonality and the yellow flower with 6 curved, thin petals.
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.
Taxonomy
- Order: Liliales
- Family: Liliaceae
- Species: Erythronium americanum
Morphology
Flowers
- Color: yellow
- Shape: campanulate
- Inflorescence:
Leaves
- Arrangement: basal
- Petiole: sessile
- Shape: lanceolate
- Margin: entire
- Venation: parallel
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.