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Erythronium rostratum

W. Wolf

Yellow Trout-lily

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145575
Element CodePMLIL0U0G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusErythronium
Other Common Names
yellow troutlily (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Distinct species. Non-flowering plants indistinquishable from Erythonium species. Flowering plants easily confused with the sympatric E. americanum.
Conservation Status
Review Date1986-03-11
Change Date1986-03-11
Edition Date1986-03-11
Edition AuthorsLosey, J., rev. C. Russell
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Beaked trout-lily occurs in south central US and in Ohio. Populations of this species seem fairly frequent and stable.
Range Extent Comments
Arkansas, northern Lousiana, central Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas; disjunct in southern Ohio.
Occurrences Comments
EOs occur in 29 of ARs 75 counties (about 1/2 of the state). Reported from 12 parishes (ca. 25 occurrences) in LA, also reported from 13 counties in MO, from OK, TN, MS (ca. 20 populations), TX, OH, KS.
Threat Impact Comments
Major threats are the opening of the canopy by developement and horticultural collection.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mesic woods, slopes and stream banks; often associated with beech. Also sandy loam soils on small stream terraces that occasionally flood.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MissouriSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TexasS1Yes
OhioS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KansasS1Yes
TennesseeS2Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
LouisianaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
Arkansas (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Hurricane CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest2,279
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.