Dictionary of Ichthyology  

trout-lily = a spring flowering plant (Erythronium americanum, Liliaceae), named for the mottled leaves resembling the colouration of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).

Trout-lily, Gatineau Park, Québec, 13 May 2011. Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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