Trillium erectum L.

Locations ofTrillium erectum L. in Virginia

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Family
Trilliaceae
Botanical Name
Trillium erectum L.
Common Name
Red Trillium, Wake-robin, Stinking Benjamin
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Trillium erectum L.
Comments
In addition to the typical plants with maroon-red flowers, forms with white, yellowish-cream, and pinkish flowers occasionally occur.
Habitat
Rich or, occasionally, acidic cove forests; mesic and dry-mesic slope forests over mafic or calcareous substrates; northern hardwood forests, seepage swamp hummocks. Widespread but varying from infrequent to frequent in the mountains and far sw. Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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