Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants
Erythronium
fawn lily
Other common names
adder's tongueglacier lily
see morehorseshoe violet
trout flower
dog's tooth violet
trout lily
Botanical details
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Erythronium
- Genus description
Erythronium are bulbous perennials with paired, ovate or broadly elliptic leaves, and leafless stems bearing one or more nodding, star-shaped flowers with recurved petals
- Name status
Correct
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.