Trout-lily, dogtooth-violet

Кандык

Erythronium Credit: Tatyana Shulkina

20-25 species, depending on classification. Distribution area North America and Eurasia, 4 species in the flora of the FSU. E. dens-canis L. occurs in the Transcarpathians and also in southern Europe. E. japonicum Decne occurs in the Far East, on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands and also in Japan and Korea. Both are in cultivation. The other two species are poorly known in cultivation, even in botanical gardens.

Lower Taxa

• Erythronium caucasicum Woronow
• Erythronium sibiricum (Fisch. et C. A. Mey.) Kryl.