Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum

• Flower: Singly nodding yellow flower, 3 petals and 3 petal-like sepals, all curved backwards; stamens 6, with brownish or yellow anthers. 1"Ñ2" wide
• Leaves: Basal pair, fleshy,elliptic, often mottled with brown. 2-8" long.
• Height: to 12"
• Habitat: Rich woods and meadows.
• Blooms: April

This flower is common, early, and short-lived. It gets its name from the distinctive mottled leaves, which supposedly resemble a trout's speckled back. Flower responds to sunshine by curling back even more. Also called "Adder's Tongue" or "Dog-tooth Violet," it closely resembles the White Dog-tooth Violet—neither of them is, however, a violet.