Flower profile
Beaked trout-lily
Erythronium rostratum
Beaked trout-lily is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Arkansas it's most often seen in bloom in March–April.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Arkansas
Quick look
Erythronium rostratum, the yellow trout lily, yellow fawnlily, beaked trout lily, or golden-star, is a plant species native to the south-central part of the United States.
- It belongs to the Liliaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 11 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Arkansas. NatureServe
- In Arkansas, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–April. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 699 research-grade sightings of it in Arkansas, ranking #64 among the 109 flowers on our Arkansas list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
In Arkansas, most flowering sightings come in March–April.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Arkansas
- No list Arkansas has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Arkansas ranks instead. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Arkansas.
- Rare elsewhere
- Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: KS (S1), OH (S2), TN (S2), TX (S1). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records beaked trout-lily in 11 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas.
Arkansas counties with USDA records: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Montgomery, Newton, Perry, Polk, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Scott, Sevier, Stone, Van Buren, Washington, White.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile ERRO5.
- iNaturalist, Erythronium rostratum: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Erythronium rostratum (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Arkansas: Arkansas State Plant Board noxious weeds and prohibited plants (2 CAR § 50-101).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Erythronium rostratum (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: hr_dragonfly via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.