White Trout Lily Erythronium albidum NuttallThreatened (MD)  -  S2 (State rare)    Synonyms: White Dog-tooth Violet, White Fawnlily.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Liliales   >   Family Liliaceae   >   Genus Erythronium   

Status:

White Trout Lily is similar to Yellow Trout Lily in most regards except for flower color.

Description:

White Trout Lily flowers are single. Leaves are basal, and are paired if plant is in flower. The sepals and petals are strongly curved backwards. One-leaved, nonflowering plants are common.

Where to find:

Grows in woods and thickets, moist ground.

There are 124 records in the project database.

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White Trout Lilies in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/13/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A White Trout Lily in Frederick Co., Maryland (04/13/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/10/2014). Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds. (MBP list)

A White Trout Lily in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/5/2020). Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/22/2018). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

A White Trout Lily in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/20/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/3/2017). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Washington Co., Maryland (4/2/2020). (c) chipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by chipp via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A White Trout Lily in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/15/2005). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/30/2020). (c) Daniel McClosky, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Daniel McClosky via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

White Trout Lily in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/8/2018). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)


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