Dogtooth Violet
Related Category: Plants
originally a name for the Old World plant Erythronium denscanis, now applied also to several North American species of the same genus of the family Liliaceae (lily family). The most common is E.
Trout Lily (Dogtooth Violet)
Erythronium americanum
Trout lily is said to get its name from the speckled leaves, reminiscent of the speckled skin of a trout. It generally grows in groups of dozens to hundreds of plants.
americanum americanum (Dogtooth Violet) - E. americanum harperi (Dogtooth Violet) - E. americanum subsp. harperi (Dogtooth Violet) - E. americanum'Pagoda' (Pagoda Trout Lily) - E. californicum (California Fawnlily) - E.
Trout-lily, Yellow Trout-lily, Adder's Tongue, Dogtooth Violet
Erythronium mesochoreum Knerr
Midland Fawn-lily, White Fawn-lily
Erythronium propullans Gray
Dwarf Trout-lily
Erythronium rostratum W. Wolf
Yellow Trout-lily ...
Yellow Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh
Other names: dogtooth violet, avalanche lily, fawn lily, snow lily, trout lily
Family: Liliaceae, Lily
Genus: Erythronium ...
Nombres relacionados: Adder's Tongue (inglés), American trout-lily (inglés), Diente de perro (castellano), Dog-tooth violet (inglés), Dogtooth violet (inglés), Lamb's tongue (inglés), Liliaceae (familia), Rattlesnake violet (inglés), ...
This attractive little plant grows in colonies which appear in the spring then disappear shortly after flowering. The common name Dogtooth Violet may refer to the shape of the root (the plant is not a violet).
Most violets are perennials, but a few are annual plants and a few reach the size of small shrubs. Pansies are violets; dogtooth violets (Erythronium dens-canis) and African violets (Saintpaulia) are not.
 See also: Violet, Lily, Dog, Glacier Lily, May
  
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