Fawnlily

(Erythronium)

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Description

Erythronium (fawn lily, trout lily, dog's-tooth violet, adder's tongue) is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the lily family.The name Erythronium derives from the word erythros, which means red in Greek and refers to the red flowers of E. dens-canis.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Liliales
Family:Liliaceae
Genus:Erythronium
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