White Trout Lily

Erythronium albidum

Modest

Native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height: 6 inches
Spread: 3–6 inches
Light: Part to full shade
Soil moisture: Average to moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

Erythronium albidum — flower photograph — Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. (cropped to a 4:3 ratio by the uploader) · Public domain · Original photograph

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial
Bloom: April to May

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Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 2 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

5BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Erythronium

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Erythronium

Andrena erythronii

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Liliaceae
Hardiness: Zones 3–8
Flower color: White

What its natural habitat tells you

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “April to May” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Flower color · “White” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Hardiness · “Zones 3–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “6 inches” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, Minnesota Wildflowers, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Part to full shade” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “white” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide
Soil · “moderately wet to medium” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Spread · “3–6 inches” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Also known as

White Fawn Lily

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	S2
Global rank	Not available
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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Growing cautions

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