Trillium sessile

Toad Trillium, Toadshade Trillium

Names and Myths

Trillium three whorled

sessile stemless

Natural history / Folklore

Flower sessile; petals small and maroon. Can be cultivated in a light garden soil, rodents may eat the tubers.46

Description

April - May Maroon flower sits on three mottled green leaves. Flower often appears as an unopened bud.

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