#trilliums

[summerwages]

pretty in pink..

[friend-crow]

Went hiking yesterday, just in time for lots of trilliums!

[frommylimitedtravels]

Caught a few trilliums in the forest this spring.

[seabeck]

Trilliums

[oliviarosaline]

Wood Wakerobin

Trillium viride

Endemic to east-central Missouri and south-west Illinois, this trillium species can be found growing in woods with rich soils and on rocky slopes. It blooms in mid to late spring and there are lookalike trilliums; however, T. viride has a characteristic unique only to it - tiny, yet visible stomata that look like white dots all over the top of its leaves.

April 17th, 2024

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[mbhfphotos]

Pacific Trillium Trillium ovatum

Washington, May 9 2023 Photos Mary Howerton

[willbrakeforneature]

starting to see signs of spring 🙂

[randomphotoadventure]

Trillium in Spring

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Leach Botanical Garden

Treehouse Gardens

[hiddenstashart]

fox skull with trilliums

my favorite flower, and an Oregon native. trillium is one of the first flowers to bloom in the PNW and serves as a harbinger of spring

there are still a bunch of these sticker packs available in my shop if you want to bring a little more funky flora & fauna art into your life

[prismaticpastry]

I fucken love spring

[carolinawrenn]

Little sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum). Also known as whip-poor-will flower, large toadshade, purple toadshade, and bloody butcher.

[i-carrion-icarian]

My little work buddy. 🥰🐱 Strawberry bracelet coming soon to @foxstonejewelry !🍓

[eggrens]

woodland creatures 🐦‍⬛🦌

[anachronistic-cat]

The trilliums are in bloom. Did you know they also come in pink?

[oliviarosaline]

Prairie Trillium

Trillium recurvatum

These unique, dark trillium plants caught our eye while we were exploring woods in Jersey County, Illinois. This species usually has splotchy green leaves. dailybotany suggested these trillium plants may have upped their anthocyanin production in response to exposure to higher levels of solar radiation. There were a few of these trilliums with dark leaves in the general area, and it may have been a sunnier than usual spot in the understory of the forest there, so this theory makes sense. I still wonder if it's possible this small population carries a genetic mutation... I have explored many woods and never seen trilliums this dark. I love listening to different theories and learning new info.

Trillium recurvatum is native to much of the Mississippi River basin in the central / eastern United States. Eastern Ohio has a few populations, which are listed as potentially threatened by their DNR. There are also a couple isolated populations in North Carolina, but it's debated whether or not they were actually planted long ago. Its closest lookalike with overlapping range is trillium sessile; however, the sepals on s. recurvatum plants curve downward as the flower opens, and the stem is usually much shorter than on t. sessile. This species can grow in habitats ranging from floodplains, to mesic forests and mesic savannas. Often, they're found growing in calcareous soils or over calcium-rich rocks such as limestone.

March 20th, 2024

Jersey County, Illinois, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline