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 Size: Color: Hairy: 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 Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: 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 References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): 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