Bloody Butcher

Trillium cuneatum, also called Bloody Butcher, is a member of the Melanthiaceae family and is native to the southeastern United States. It is part of the Trillium cuneatum complex, a subgroup of the sessile-flowered trilliums. The plant is especially common in a region extending from southern Kentucky through central Tennessee to northern Alabama. It is the largest of the eastern sessile-flowered trilliums and is known by several other common names, including little sweet betsy, whip-poor-will flower, large toadshade, and purple toadshade. Trillium cuneatum is a perennial plant that flowers from early March to late April in its native habitat.