species 81,971 observations

Yellow Trout Lily

Erythronium americanum

Status: native
Bees: 1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where: In the US
Source: iNaturalist

Field notes

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27 native animals
supported in the US

Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Trout-lily Mining Bee 1
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Greater Bee Fly, Carlin's Mining Bee, West Virginia White, Two-spotted Bumble Bee 26

Children

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Light: Part shade
Moisture: Well drained Moist
Soil: Loam Organic
Soil pH: Acid
Resists: Diseases Insect pests
Habit: Ascending Erect
Plant type: Wildflower Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.