Liliaceae

Yellow fawn lily

Erythronium rostratum W.Wolf

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Erythronium

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Yellow fawn lily: Species from central North America Common name: Trout Lily Photographed in Boyle Park, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Arkansas — Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Yellow fawn lily, Yellow troutlily

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.