Species PlantsLarge White Trillium

Large White Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

UncommonPlant
Illustration of Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
Safety note: Do not pick — trillium is slow-growing and protected in some states.

The Large White Trillium is an iconic spring wildflower of eastern forests, with three broad white petals that turn pink with age. Plants take up to seven years to flower from seed.

Habitat
Rich deciduous forest floors, especially under maples and beeches
Diet
Seeds are dispersed by ants attracted to a fatty appendage
How common
Uncommon

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