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The flowers.
Leaves are also visible here. |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) flower](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-9824_w.jpg)
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It is easy to see why I call this a highly photogenic flower!
I go kinda nuts taking photos of this plant every spring, even though I already have plenty of photos of it! |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) flowers](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-2198_w.jpg)
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Three flowers that are slightly different - note how the petals are curled right back. This photo certainly shows why this plant is a member of the Lily Family! |
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Flower and leaves. |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) flower bud](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-9462_w.jpg)
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Unopened flower. |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) leaves](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-9412_w.jpg)
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Leaves. Someone ate the flower.
Note how mottled they are. |
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In some places Trout Lilies grow very dense, just like a ground cover. They are all individual plants, however. |
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A small grouping of them. |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) seed pods](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-2021_w.jpg)
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Maturing seed pods. By this time, the leaves have already started to die off. |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) root](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-corm-0003_w.jpg)
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The small bulb (corm) at the bottom of the plant is edible raw. It has a very fresh taste, sort of like cucumber. |
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![Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) root](http://wildwoodnature.net/photos_plants/0115/Trout-Lily-tubers-8765_w.jpg)
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Another one. Peel away the sheath, roots, and dirt, and pop it in your mouth.
There's not a lot there, but they are nice and fresh tasting.
As usual, please exercise careful judgment when collecting wild plants for food. Wild plants everywhere are under a lot of stress due to habitat loss. Best to leave them for others (birds, animals, insects, etc, as well as humans) to enjoy! |
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Range map for Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
and is displayed here in accordance with their
Policies)
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