Erythronium americanum


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Noun1.Erythronium americanum - eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiorsErythronium americanum - eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
amberbell, trout lily, yellow adder's tongue
dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth, dogtooth violet - perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
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3) Trout lily, yellow trout lily, or yellow dogtooth violet (Erythronium americanum).
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Costs and benefits of mycorrhizal infection in a spring ephemeral, Erythronium americanum. New Phytol., 135:491-500.
The effect of mycorrhizae on plant growth and reproduction varies with soil phosphorus and developmental stage
For example, Tiarella wherryi is native to the woodlands of the southeastern United States whereas Virginia bluebells thrive in Maryland floodplains and dogtooth violets (Erythronium americanum) prefer the cooler conditions beneath manzanita bushes in southern Oregon.
Shady characters: believe it or not, some plants work best in sunlight-challenged spaces

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