dogtooth violet

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dogtooth menekşe
Englisch - Englisch
perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
Any of several plants of the genus Erythronium, having leaves with reddish blotches and nodding, colorful, solitary, lilylike flowers on leafless stems. Also called adder's-tongue, trout lily. Any of the approximately 20 species of spring-blooming plants that make up the genus Erythronium, in the lily family, all native to North America except for the purple-or pink-flowered dogtooth violet of Europe (E. dens-canis). The nodding flowers, usually one to a plant or in small clusters, range in colour from white to purple. The two leaves, borne at the base of the plant, often are covered with white or brown spots. The common dogtooth violet of North America, E. americanum, has yellow flowers and brown-mottled leaves. Several species are grown as rock-garden ornamentals
white dogtooth violet
North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors
dogtooth violet
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