Erythronium dens-canis

Dog's tooth violet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Erythronium
Species:	E. dens-canis
Binomial name
	Erythronium dens-canis; L.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Erythronium bifidum Sweet ; Erythronium bulbosum St.-Lag. ; Erythronium caninum Dulac ; Erythronium latifolium Schur ; Erythronium longifolium Mill. ; Erythronium maculatum DC. ; Erythronium maculosum Lam. ; Erythronium niveum (Baumg.) Pînzaru ; Erythronium obtusiflorum Opiz ; Erythronium ovatifolium Poir. ; Erythronium vernale Salisb. ;

Erythronium dens-canis, the dog's-tooth-violet or dogtooth violet, is a bulbous herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, growing to 25 cm (10 in). It is native to central and southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine. It is the only naturally occurring species of Erythronium in Europe. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true violets of genus Viola.

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