Erythronium albidum
The Trout Lily produces only one short-lived flower, which originates from a corm with a stalk up to 6 inches tall.
It blooms from March to May. They're hard to catch bloomed!
The name Dogtooth Violet refers to the shape of its underground corm.
Native Americans used the root tea for fevers. A warm mass of leaves was applied to the skin for difficult ulcers.
Deeply buried corms send out side shoots which produce new plants, each with a single leaf. These plants are nonflowering.
The name Trout Lily is the plant's common name and comes from the mottled appearance of the leaves resembling the pattern on a Trout.
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