Minnesota Dwarf Troutlily

Description

Erythronium propullans (Minnesota dwarf trout lily, Minnesota adder's tongue, Minnesota fawnlily) is a rare plant endemic to the Cannon River and North Fork Zumbro River watersheds in Rice County, Goodhue County and the extreme northern edge of Steele County, Minnesota,in the United States. The plants are believed to be a mutation or sport of the white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) and evolved following the most recent ice age. The plants flower in the spring at the same time as Hepaticas, Dutchman's breeches, Bloodroot, and other spring wildflowers. Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park, River Bend Nature Center, and several tracts owned by The Nature Conservancy protect portions of its habitat.