Trillium erectum

wakerobin, purple trillium, red trillium

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Liliaceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

1 - 1.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Green, Purple, White

Fruit

Berry; Red

Sun Exposure

Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

April - June

Fall Color

Habitat

moist woods

Notes

flowers ill-scented; FACU-

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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