Scientific Name
Trillium sessile

Common Name
Red trillum; Toadshade trillium; Sessile trillium
Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 4 to 12 inches
Flower/fruit: Three narrow, erect petals; .7 to 1.5 inches long; maroon, purplish brown to greenish yellow; stalkless; strong odor  
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: Three stalkless oval to egg-shaped leaves; mottled shades of green
Site: Rich, moist woods and bottoms
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