Erythronium umbilicatum

Dimpled trout lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Erythronium
Species: E. umbilicatum
Binomial name
Erythronium umbilicatum
C.R.Parks & Hardin

Erythronium umbilicatum (Dimpled trout lily) is a species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, primarily in the Piedmont and Southern Appalachian areas. It is reported from West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[1][2]

Erythronium umbilicatum is a spring ephemeral and its preferred habitat is forests. It has egg-shaped bulbs up to 25 cm long. Leaves are up to 20 cm long, mottled. Scape is up to 20 cm long, bearing one yellow flower, sometimes with brown spots on the tepals.[2][3]

Varieties

Two varieties are commonly recognized:[2][3][4]

Erythronium umbilicatum subsp. monostolum C.R.Parks & Hardin—stolons present

Erythronium umbilicatum subsp. umbilicatum—stolons absent

Dense patch of Erythronium umbilicatum, Gadsden Co., Florida

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Erythronium umbilicatum
  2. 1 2 3 Erythronium umbilicatum in Flora of North America
  3. 1 2 Parks, Clifford R. & Hardin, James Walker. 1963. Brittonia 15(3): 252–259, f. 1–4.
  4. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species, Erythronium umbilicatum subsp. monostolum
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