INVENTORY GUIDELINES: Collect mature aboveground material only leave the corm in the ground avoid over-collecting.ĬOMMENTS: The species blooms and fruits quite early and it is very similar to the common E. RECOVERY POTENTIAL: Unknown the woods in which it occurs have been moderately disturbed, but also it is known to transplant very poorly. THREATS: Opening of forest canopy non-native, invasive plants picking of attractive flowers. HABITAT: A variety of mesic woods and ravines Ohio populations are on beech flats and slopes in the valleys of small streams. STATE RANGE: There are post-1990 records from Adams and Scioto counties. Also, the peduncle curves at maturity so that the capsule is tilted upward, not held horizontally nor drooping as in the other species. Mature, fruiting plants can be distinguished readily from other species of Erythronium by the prominent, persistent beak on the capsule. americanum that grows in similar habitats and in the same section of the state as E. Flowering plants are easily confused with the common E. SIMILAR SPECIES: Non-flowering plants cannot be distinguished from any other Erythronium. flowering early to mid April fruiting mid to late April. Fall 2022 DNAP eNews - Prairie RestorationĭESCRIPTION: Herbaceous perennial from a deep-seated corm with short stolons, flowering scapes 5-20 cm.

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