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Photographer: Arthur Meeks
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Family Liliaceae
Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. subsp. americanum
American trout-lily, yellow dog-tooth violet, yellow trout-lily
Erythronium: Greek for red because genus name comes form a red-flowered species from Europe
americanum: for America
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-8" tall forb; in large colonies formed by short, thick, vertical underground stems |
| Flower: | yellow often with spotted centers, 6-parted, 1 1/2" long, petal-like tepals flaring backward; solitary on a stout stalk; blooms April-May |
| Fruit: | rounded, 3-celled capsule |
| Leaf: | usually 2, basal, mottled or spotted |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, forests |
| Notes: | Common in Northern Wisconsin |
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