Yellow Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh
Other names: dogtooth violet, avalanche lily, fawn lily, snow lily, trout lily
Family: Liliaceae, Lily
Genus: Erythronium ...
White Avalanche-lily, Glacier Lily
Erythronium multiscapoideum (Kellogg) A. Nels. & Kennedy
Sierra Fawn-lily
Erythronium oregonum Applegate
Giant White Fawn-lily
Erythronium pluriflorum Shevock, Bartel & Allen
Manyflower Fawn-lily ...
Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier Lily)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Not long after snow melt, Glacier Lilies are found in large showy colonies but they may also appear scattered through open woods and meadows.
Erythronium grandiflorum. Glacier Lily. Used with permission of Mountain Escapes Photography.
Fritillaria atropurpurea. Chocolate Lily.
Fritillaria atropurpurea. Chocolate Lily.
A North American woodland delight, Dog Tooth Lily has been blessed with a variety of regional names: Avalanche Lily, Fawn Lily, Glacier Lily, Trout Lily, Dog Tooth Violet.
The names adder's-tongue and trout, fawn, snow, and glacier lily are also used interchangeably for the American species. Dogtooth violets (unrelated to the true violets) are sometimes cultivated as ornamentals.
Glacier Lily [English]: Erythronium grandiflorum candidum
Glacier Point Tall Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'Glacier Point'
Glacier Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Glacier'
Glacier Rose [English]: Chamerion latifolium ...
 See also: Lily, Violet, May, Dogtooth Violet, Tulip
  
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