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Yellow Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum
Key Diagnostic Markers (Check With Your Eyes)
1. Mottled Trout-Skin FoliageLook at the two basal leaves: are they speckled with dark purplish-brown blotches?
2. Six Reflexed Yellow PetalsDo the yellow floral tepals curve backwards toward the stem under sunlight?
3. Six Stamens in Nodding CupCheck inside the downward blossom: are the prominent anthers yellow or chocolate brown?
“Take two minutes. Notice its shape, movement, and surroundings. You don’t need to keep looking at your phone.”
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