Liliaceae
Dogtooth violet
Erythronium americanum
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Erythronium
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- اريثرونيوم امريكانوم
- Chinese
- 北美山慈姑, 美洲猪牙花
- English
- Dogtooth violet
- French
- Érythrone d'Amérique
- German
- Ostamerikanischer Hundszahn
- hsb
- Ameriski hrymzyčnik
- Russian
- Кандык американский
- Swedish
- Bronsfärgad hundtandslilja
Synonyms
- Erythronium americanum f. americanum
- Erythronium flavum Sm.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 16,016 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Whyte, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mason Heberling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Theo Rickert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Whyte, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.