Great White Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb., known as Great White Trillium, is a flowering plant in the Melanthiaceae family. It is a monocot, herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America, ranging from northern Quebec to the southern U.S., through the Appalachian Mountains, and into northern Georgia, extending west to Minnesota. Isolated populations are also found in Nova Scotia, Maine, southern Illinois, and Iowa.
Description
Trillium grandiflorum is a herbaceous perennial plant in the Melanthiaceae family. It is native to eastern North America, including regions such as Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, the U.S. states of Vermont, Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota. The species was first published in 1805 and is commonly known as Great White Trillium in English and trille blanc in French.
Other common names
Great White TrilliumLarge White TrilliumLarge-Flower TrilliumLarge-Flowered TrilliumSnow TrilliumTrille GrandifloreWhite TrilliumWhite Wakerobinwhite wake-robin
Distribution
Nova Scotia · Ontario · Quebec · SE · Vermont-US · Global · NO · Alabama · Connecticut · Delaware · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Québec · South Carolina · Tennessee · Vermont
Synonyms
Trillium chandleriTrillium obcordatumTrillium erythrocarpumTrillium lirioidesTrillium lirioides var. longepetiolatumTrillium liroides f. vegetumTrillium rhomboideum var. grandiflorumTrillium lirioides f. variegatumTrillium lirioides f. ungulatumTrillium grandiflorum var. minimumTrillium lirioides f. albomarginatumTrillium lirioides f. giganteumTrillium lirioides f. subsessileTrillium chandleri f. plenumTrillium chandleri f. subulatumTrillium chandleri f. palaceumTrillium chandleri f. gladewitziiTrillium chandleri f. foliaceumTrillium grandiflorum f. dimerumTrillium grandiflorum f. divisumTrillium grandiflorum f. elongatumTrillium grandiflorum f. petalosumTrillium grandiflorum f. regressumTrillium grandiflorum f. striatumTrillium grandiflorum f. chandleriTrillium grandiflorum f. lirioidesTrillium grandiflorum f. polymerumTrillium grandiflorum f. roseumTrillium grandiflorum f. virideTrillium grandiflorum f. grandiflorum