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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum   FAMILY Liliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-26-001?:

Erythronium americanum   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Erythronium americanum

 

COMMON NAME:
Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet


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Keith Bradley    kab_e_umbilicatum_3660

February    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_e_umbilicatum_3680

February    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

A nodding, solitary yellow flower above a pair of elongated, mottled leaves, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_e_umbilicatum_3850

February    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm0503b_20

March    Greenville County    SC

Jones Gap State Park

Looking at the flower from behind.

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm090321_254b

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Ssp. umbilicatum doesn't have stolons, so most plants in a population bloom, per Flora of North America.

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm100313_114

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

In center of picture, a monocot seed leaf.

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm100313_303

March    Grady County    GA

Wolf Creek Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm160323_060

March    Polk County    NC

Pearson's Falls

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm180310_156

March    Pickens County    SC

Nine Times Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm220315_6110

March    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm220315_6142

March    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm230328_2141

March    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Best distinguished by the indented (not rounded) summit of the capsule, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeumbillicatum_glsy12

March    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeumbillicatum_glsy18

March    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Some flowers produce yellow stamens while others produce reddish-brown or purple stamens, per Jim Fowler's blog.

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_e_umbilicatum_48

March        

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_e_umbilicatum_dimpled

March        

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm0404f_04

April    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm190412_7226

April    Rabun County    GA

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_e_umbilicatum_4469

April    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_e_umbilicatum_5394

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeumbillicatum_lex1b

April        

Apex of mature capsule usually pointed downward, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Sam Pratt    sbp_041022_1382

April    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Steve Marlow    snm082904_05a

April    Polk County    SC

Pearson's Falls

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Harry Davis    hld537_crw_6110

May        

Blue Ridge Parkway

Flowers close at night; as they open each morning the tepals curve backward, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

JK Marlow    jkm0505o_14

May    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Some populations form dense populations of plants, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeumbillicatum_bm1

May        

Anthers usually lavender, brown, cinnamon, or purple (sometimes yellow), per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeumbillicatum_glsy5

May    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-26-001?:
Erythronium americanum   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erythronium americanum

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist bottomland or slope forests, or in rather dry upland habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains & Piedmont, uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA Coastal Plain

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (2)

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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