Trout-lily

Trout-lily

Trout-lily, Dog's-tooth Violet, Adder's Tongue Erythronium americanum is one of the first of the woodland spring flowers to appear and its mottled leaves can often be seen growing over a wide area. Each plant has an underground bulb, two broad leaves and a single nodding flower at the top of its stem. The sepals and petals are yellow and curve backwards on themselves. [CH] {GW}