Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-26-001?:
Erythronium americanum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet
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Keith Bradley kab_e_umbilicatum_3660
February McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_e_umbilicatum_3680
February McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
A nodding, solitary yellow flower above a pair of elongated, mottled leaves, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Keith Bradley kab_e_umbilicatum_3850
February McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0503b_20
March Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Looking at the flower from behind.
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JK Marlow jkm090321_254b
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Ssp. umbilicatum doesn't have stolons, so most plants in a population bloom, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_114
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
In center of picture, a monocot seed leaf.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_303
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160323_060
March Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm180310_156
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeumbillicatum_glsy12
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeumbillicatum_glsy18
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Anthers usually lavender, brown, cinnamon, or purple (sometimes yellow), per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_e_umbilicatum_48
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_e_umbilicatum_dimpled
March
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JK Marlow jkm0404f_04
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Best distinguished by the indented (not rounded) summit of the capsule, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm170419_373
April Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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Keith Bradley kab_e_umbilicatum_4469
April Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_e_umbilicatum_5394
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeumbillicatum_lex1b
April
Apex of mature capsule usually pointed downward, per Weakley's Flora.
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Steve Marlow snm082904_05a
April Polk County SC
Pearson's Falls
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Harry Davis hld537_crw_6110
May
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers close at night; as they open each morning the tepals curve backward, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm0505o_14
May Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Some populations form dense populations of plants, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeumbillicatum_bm1
May
Anthers usually lavender, brown, cinnamon, or purple (sometimes yellow), per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeumbillicatum_glsy5
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve