Donner MacRae wrote:Those do look like Yellow Avalanche Lilies (Erythronium Grandiflorum).
Do some of the plants have 2 or 3 flowers on a single stalk? That would be another characteristic of the Yellow Avalanche Lily.
Good permaculture plant. =] They're closely related to Trout Lilies, and probably sequester soil phosphorus in the same way in early spring when heavy rains can otherwise carry it away.
I was looking at trout lilies and seeing they have mottled leaves, while the pictured flowers have solid green leaves. Is that a distinguishing characteristic between the two?
I'd love to see these in the wild, they are really lovely. I could imagine an idyllic damp woodland with these and some little wild iris as a dreamy complimentary color combination, maybe some golden alexander and white bloodroot mixed in.