Trillium grandiflorum
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| Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. |
Trillium grandiflorum, also white trillium, large-flowered trillium, or snow trillium, is a member of the Trilliaceae family (formerly part of the Liliaceae). It is native to parts of the east and midwest United States and southeast Canada, and cultivated in many other temperate parts of the world as far north as Edmonton, Alberta.[1] The stalked flower develops over a whorl of three leaves. The flower is not apparent in its closed state, but soon opens to a large, triple-petaled bloom. In most cases the petals are white until they near senescence, at which time they turn pink. In one variety, the petals are pink throughout the flowering period. Cultivars are available for gardening.
This flower is often most common on steep slopes where it is protected from grazing white-tailed deer (which dislike grazing on inclines).
The White trillium is the provincial flower of Ontario, Canada. For decades, Ontario schoolchildren were told that picking trilliums was illegal[citation needed]. This was never the case. [2]
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--Reference--
- Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5
- Devonian Botanic Garden plants in flower 14 May 2007
| Species of Trillium |
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| T. albidum | T. angustipetalum | T. catesbaei | T. cernuum | T. chloropetalum | T. cuneatum | T. decipiens | T. decumbens | T. discolor | T. erectum | T. flexipes | T. foetidissimum | T. govanianum | T. gracile | T. grandiflorum | T. kamtschaticum | T. kurabayashii | T. lancifolium | T. ludovicianum | T. luteum | T. maculatum | T. nivale | T. ovatum | T. parviflorum | T. persistens | T. petiolatum | T. pusillum | T. recurvatum | T. reliquum | T. rivale | T. rugelii | T. sessile | T. simile | T. smallii | T. stamineum | T. sulcatum | T. texanum | T. tschonoskii | T. underwoodii | T. undulatum | T. vaseyi | T. viride | T. viridescens |
fr:Trille blanc
