White trout lily is one of the most common native wildflowers in woodlands of the Midwest. A member of the lily family, it forms large mats, and it will persist in spite of disturbances to the soil. Each plant sends up a 6-8 inch pale red-violet stalk topped by a nodding white flower with six reflexed petals and six yellow-tipped stamens. The leaves are narrowly ovate and are distinguished by chocolate brown spots over frosty gray-green leaves. This species covers large patches in McDonald Woods, and sometimes pops up in the parking lots. It is an ephemeral species, which means that the foliage will die back during the summer and the plants are shaded by other wildflowers. It also goes by the names dog-tooth violet and fawn lily.