Erythronium rostratum explained

Erythronium rostratum, the yellow trout lily,^[1] yellow fawnlily,^[2] beaked trout lily,^[1] or golden-star,^[3] is a plant species native to the south-central part of the United States (Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee).^{[4] [5]}

Erythronium rostratum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm long. Leaves are lanceolate, up to 20 cm long. Scape is up to 10 cm tall, bearing one yellow flower.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• • photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, Erythronium rostratum, collected in Missouri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erythronium rostratum page . www.missouriplants.com.
2. Web site: Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses - Yellow fawn lily . kswildflower.org.
3. Web site: golden-star . ODNR . Ohio Department of Natural Resources . 29 January 2021.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=305810 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Erythronium%20rostratum.png Biota of North America Project
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101606 Flora of North America v 26 p 162
7. Wolf, Wolfgang. 1941. Castanea 6(2): 24–26, pl. 1.