Native Plants of the Great Lakes
North Branch Restoration Project:
Native Plant and Seed Collection
Trillium Grandiflorum / Family: Liliaceae
Large Flowered Trillium, Swink/Wilhelm # 8
FLOWERING: Mid-April to May
SEED TIMING: Early July
HABITAT: Moist woods
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: Grows 8 to 18 inches high. One large,
white flower on an erect stalk above a whorl of 3 broad leaves,
turns pinker with age.
TO PICK: One dry berry, angled, up to 1 inch in diameter
forms at the end of a stalk in the middle of 3 green sepals. The
berry rolls off plant easily when pinched or pushed. Seeds inside
are reddish brown and are surrounded by a sticky caruncle. Do not
allow to dry out while storing. |
