Erythrina americanum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Erythrina americanum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Erythrina americanum, Ker. Common Adder's-Tongue. Fig. 1420. Scape 6-10 in., from an ovoid bulb that produces offshoots: Lvs. elliptic- or oblong-lanceolate, mottled with purple-brown and whitish: fls. yellow, the segms. recurved, the 3 inner ones auricled at base; stigmas united. E. Canada, to Fla. and Ark., in rich low grounds, particularly in or near woods. Runs into many forms. The following names belong with it: E. lanceolatum, Pursh; E. angustatum, Raf.; E. bracteatum, Boott. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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