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Trillium, Wake Robin
(trillium ovatum)
Form:
6-24 inches tall. Stout stem mostly erect.
Leaves:
Usually three, situated near stem tip, broadly ovate,
2-6 inches long, wide, net veined.

Flowers: Very showy, solitary at stem tip; three white petals which become reddish with age; petals 1-2 inches long much longer than green sepals, 6 yellow anthers highlight the center of flower.

Habitat:
Moist forests all altitudes.
Season:
Spring (April to late May)
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