Trillium grandiflorum, White Trillium

photos by Dennis Kalma

Scientific Name: Common Name: Family: ITIS Number: NRCS Symbol:

Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. White Trillium Liliaceae (lillies) 43074 TRGR4

Plant: 15-50 cm tall; flowering in spring; often grows in clumps which may form large beds Flower: 3 parted; white, often turning pink with age due to a fungal infection; petals 4-6 cm long; erect flower stalk Leaves: single whorl of 3; leaves symmetrical, wide; branched veins Habitat: rich woods, floodplains Similar Species: White Trillium is the only species with an entirely white flower on an erect flowerstalk. If flowers are not present: Painted Trillium (T. undulatum) can be distinguished by its stalked leaves; Nodding Trillium (T. cernum) usually shows the remains of the drooping flower stalk; Red Trillium (T. erectum) usually grow as scattered individuals and have somewhat narrower leaves.

		Flora of North America