Other common names:
Nodding Wake-robin French names:
Trille penché Family: Bunch flower Family (Melanthiaceae), (Lily Family (Liliaceae), Trillium Family (Trilliaceae)) Group: Trilliums Distinctive features:
A single flower droops down below the leaves - "nods". Similar species: • White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) - White flower in held above the leaves. Much more common. • Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) - Center of flower is "painted" pink. Flowers: Spring; White; 3 parts (petals) Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Entire Height:
15-25 cm (6-10 in) Habitat: Forests Lifespan:
Perennial. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 124 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 10 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 78 Native/Non-native:
Native Status: S-Rank: S5 G-Rank: G5
Uncommon in the south, a lot more common in the north.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Common Name: Named after the flowers which hang down below the leaves - a "nodding" flower. Scientific Name: cernuum: nodding Photographs:
591 photographs available, of which 11 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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