Some
times called a Dogtooth Violet because of it's white tooth shaped bulb.
These flowers frequently grow in colonies and are frequently some of the
first spring flowers to bloom. This photo was taken in Jackson County Tennessee.
Similar looking flowers:
Yellow Trout Lily flowers have maroon anthers, Beaked Trout Lily flowers
have yellow anthers.
Caution: Trout Lily can be strongly emetic in some people.
The young leaves, bulb, stem and flowers are edible. Either raw or boiled.
