Erythronium albidum

Whitish dog tooth ( Erythronium albidum )

The Whitish dog tooth ( Erythronium albidum ) is a species in the lily family ( Liliaceae ).

Features

The Whitish dog tooth is a perennial, herbaceous bulbous plant that forms underground runners and reaches heights of growth 7-20 centimeters. The leaves measure 8 to 22 × about 3.5 centimeters. The tepals are 20-40 mm long and have no ears on the ground. Your top is white in color with a yellow spot at the base, the underside is pink or lavender. The pens are 15 to 25 millimeters long. The stigma lobes are bent back to 1.5 mm long.

The flowering period extends from April to May

Occurrence

The Whitish dog tooth occurs in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada from East Texas to Minnesota, southern Ontario and New York. The species grows in meadows and the hills in the fresh woods on clay at altitudes from 0 to 300 meters.

Use

The Whitish dog tooth is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and woodland edges. The species is in cultivation since at least 1824.

Documents

• Eckhart J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller, K. (ed.): Rothmaler - Excursion Flora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8, p 680