Lily – Yellow Trout
Erythronium americanum
| Family | Lily (Liliaceae) |
|---|---|
| Bloom | Spring |
| Habitat | Deciduous forest |
| Status | Native |
| Cycle | Perennial |
| Height | 5-10″ |
| Flower | Each stalk produces a single hanging yellow flower about 1″ wide. Each flower has 6 backward-curving petals (actually 3 petals and 3 petal-like sepals). |
| Leaf | There are a pair of elliptical, pointed basal leaves up to 8″ long with brownish pruple spots and streaks giving it a mottled look. |
| Notes | The name “trout” comes from its mottled leaves which resemble the coloring of a Brown Trout. It reproduces mostly by underground bulbs and is quite common in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore forests. It may take up to 7 years for a plant to mature enough to flower. |
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