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Erythronium americanum

Bulb

HomeBulbErythronium americanum

Meadows and rich damp open woodland.

Family: Liliaceae
Height: 0.2 m / 1 ft
Semi-shade
Light, Medium Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 1 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Trout Lily, Dogtooth violet Erythronium americanum native habitat is Meadows and rich damp open woodland.

Edible Uses

Bulb - raw or cooked. A crisp, chewy and very pleasant taste. The bulb is up to 25mm long and is buried quite deeply in the soil. Leaves - raw or cooked. Added to salads. Eating the leaves will greatly reduce the vigour of the bulb, so can only be recommended in times of emergency. Flowers, flower buds and flower stems - raw or cooked.

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