Other common names:
American True-Love, Birthroot, Bumblebee Root, Ill-scented Wake-robin, Indian Shamrock, Purple Trillium, Stinking Benjamin, Stinking Willie, Threeleaf Nightshade, Wake-robin French names:
Trille dressé Family: Bunch flower Family (Melanthiaceae), (Lily Family (Liliaceae), Trillium Family (Trilliaceae)) Group: Trilliums Distinctive features:
Red flowers in the spring woods, three leaves in a whorl, red ovary (center). Flowers: Spring; Red/Pink; 3 parts (petals) Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Simple, Entire; Three in a whorl. Height:
20-50 cm (7-19 in) Habitat: Forests Grows in Sun/Shade:
Shade Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 124 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 212, 240 Native/Non-native:
Native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: erectum: erect For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
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