yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum)
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Flowering plantsIn Butler County, Ohio

Yellow trout lily

Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl.

Yellow trout lily in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Family
Liliaceae
Near Butler County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 28 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (12)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (47)
  • Recorded, season not shown (1)
  • Season shown (28)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
yellow trout lily by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County27 · Season shown
Allen County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County32 · Season shown
Athens County87 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County31 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County49 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County281 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County75 · Season shown
Erie County39 · Season shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County135 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County64 · Season shown
Greene County70 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County89 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland County23 · Season shown
Hocking County32 · Season shown
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County85 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County80 · Season shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning County26 · Season shown
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County107 · Season shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County60 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County69 · Season shown
Preble County22 · Season shown
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County35 · Season shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County41 · Season shown
Summit County278 · Season shown
Trumbull County20 · Season shown
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County22 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County36 · Season shown
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood County29 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Butler County

Early April to late April, middle week Apr 12–18

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Recording in Butler County · records of all species each week, 32,485 in all

Records per week from 31 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 23 dates. Latest record: April 2025.

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Records of yellow trout lily in Butler County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of yellow trout lilyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100059
Jan 11–1700104
Jan 18–2400111
Jan 25–310054
Feb 1–70062
Feb 8–140059
Feb 15–210070
Feb 22–2800117
Mar 1–700221
Mar 8–1400224
Mar 15–2100250
Mar 22–2800250
Mar 29 – Apr 400464
Apr 5–1193681
Apr 12–18114911
Apr 19–25631,134
Apr 26 – May 2521,163
May 3–9001,117
May 10–1600724
May 17–2300681
May 24–3000518
May 31 – Jun 600531
Jun 7–1300605
Jun 14–2000566
Jun 21–2700545
Jun 28 – Jul 400622
Jul 5–1100580
Jul 12–1800658
Jul 19–2500618
Jul 26 – Aug 100664
Aug 2–800710
Aug 9–1500555
Aug 16–2200856
Aug 23–29001,185
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,105
Sep 6–12002,341
Sep 13–19001,284
Sep 20–26001,693
Sep 27 – Oct 3001,744
Oct 4–10001,330
Oct 11–17001,154
Oct 18–2400745
Oct 25–3100955
Nov 1–700261
Nov 8–1400265
Nov 15–2100197
Nov 22–2800187
Nov 29 – Dec 500103
Dec 6–1200173
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260089
Dec 27 – Jan 200106

Reported in flower

Only 15 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early April to early May, middle week Apr 12–18

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,102 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 349 dates. Latest record: May 2025.

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Records of yellow trout lily in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of yellow trout lilyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–2823813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 492719,661
Apr 5–114201026,860
Apr 12–181,0931039,925
Apr 19–257561041,623
Apr 26 – May 25461056,391
May 3–91351052,952
May 10–1629653,785
May 17–235457,698
May 24–301154,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–131153,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower early April to late April, middle week Apr 12–18.

From 791 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Usually reported in fruit mid-April to early May, middle week Apr 26 – May 2.

From 22 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Erythronium recorded in Butler County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • white fawnlily Erythronium albidumOften confused in Ohio: 22 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • wide leek Allium tricoccum16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: no record
  8. Aug: no record
  9. Sep: no record
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in July to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest69%31%
Developed24%49%
Wetland6%5%
Farmland2%11%
Open water0.2%3%

From 1,660 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Erythronium americanum subsp. americanumAmerican trout lilysubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward yellow trout lily's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many plants vary from place to place. Botanists name these groups at three levels below species: subspecies, variety and form, from the broadest difference to the smallest. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Butler County result

31 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.