Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Erythronium rostratum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erythronium rostratum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Erythronium rostratum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Erythronium rostratum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Erythronium rostratum
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erythronium americanum
COMMON NAME:
Beaked Trout Lily
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Erythronium rostratum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erythronium rostratum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Erythronium rostratum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Erythronium rostratum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Erythronium rostratum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erythronium americanum
2892
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist bottomland or slope forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native: south central US
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (2) (occasionally 3)
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p152
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p164
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p359
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p415
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