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Erythronium
Purple trout lily, larger and broader leaves than the native yellow one.
Woodland understory
Probably part of an old naturalized landscape, now a nature preserve.
Spotted on Mar 25, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012
3 Comments
This is probably Erythronium dens-canis, a European species that is cultivated as a landscape plant. I found several large patches (dozens of plants) in this old estate woodland.
This is a very rarw color for a trout lily!
Nice, I've never seen a lavender one!