NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Trillium flexipes

Scientific Name:	Trillium flexipes
Genus:	Trillium
Species Epithet:	flexipes
Common Name:	Bent Trillium, Bent White Trillium, Declined Trillium
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry
Bloom Time:	April
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks.mostly west of the Blue Ridge, but scattered in the Blue Ridge of NC, and disjunct east of the Blue Ridge in DE, PA, and MD. Rare in NC Mountains.
Leaf Arrangement:	Whorled
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	T: Threatened ^(*Key)
Buds Tom Harville
Plant Tom Harville
Plants Tom Harville
Bloom Tom Harville
Bloom Close up Apr 2007 Tom Harville
Bloom Close Up Same root as above, Apr 2009 Tom Harville
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record eFloras