Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0423.JPG-04-30-2024
Flower name (scientific): Erythronium americanum Ker Gawler PY: 1808. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) er-ih-THROH-nee-um a-mer-ih-KAY-num
Flower name (common): Yellow Trout Lily
Family name (common): Lily
Family name (scientific): Liliaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Greek erythros, for red, the flower color for some species.
    Specific epithet: Of or related to America.
Common name origin: From the flower color and from the appearance of the mottled leaves that supposedly resemble either a brook or lake trout.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.8 to 1.3 inches (2 to 3.3 cm)
     Petal count: 6 tepals.
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic-lanceolate to ovate or elliptic (FNA), lanceolate to narrowly ovate or elliptic (MB)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): April to May
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.909908
Longitude: -90.906282
Altitude: 190.00
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Portage, Price, Racine, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (NB, NF, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
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Heterotypic Synonym(s):
Autonym: Erythronium americanum subsp. americanum (The other subspecies is Erythronium americanum subsp. harperi (W. Wolf) C. R. Parks & Hardin which is native to four south-eastern US states.)
Wetland Status (NC): Not listed
Wetland Status (MW): Not listed