Trillium erectum
Wake Robin, Red Trillium, Stinking Benjamin, Stinking Willie, Birthwort
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Georeference Points from GBIF


Morphology

Scapes15-60 cm long, glabrous.
Leavessessile.
Blades5-20 cm long x 5-20 cm wide, tips acuminate.
Flowerpedicellate.
Pedicel1-10(-12) cm long.
Sepals10-50 mm long, green, maroon, or green with maroon markings.
Petals15-50 mm long x 10 -30 mm wide.
Anthers5-12 mm long, with introrse dehiscence.
Ovary5-10 mm long.
Stigmas3-7 mm long.
Fruit1-1.6 cm long, dark maroon.

Anthesis

Flowering from late March to May.


Distribution

Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.

United States: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.


Reference(s)

Based on F.W. Case, Jr. Trillium in Flora of North America, volume 26. 2002. Oxford University Press.

A full treatment is available for Trillium at www.eFloras.org


Fact Sheet Developed By

Pedro Oñativia Lake © 2007

Trillium erectum
© 1997-2007 David G. Smith
Delaware Wildflowers
Trillium erectum
© Thomas G. Barnes
University of Kentucky
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