NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Trillium viride
Green Trillium, Wood Wake-robin
Scientific Name: |
Trillium viride |
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Genus: |
Trillium |
Species Epithet: |
viride |
Common Name: |
Green Trillium, Wood Wake-robin |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) |
Native/Alien: |
US Native |
Size: |
0-1 ft., 1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow, Green |
Light: |
Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May |
Habitat Description: |
Rich woods, bluffs, rocky hillsides (Case & Case 1997). Not present in NC. |
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: |
(*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G3 - Vulnerable, G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
(*Key) |
Notes: |
Native to areas "adjacent to the Missouri River in northeast-central Missouri and the corresponding region of southern Illinois" (Case & Case 1997). USDA shows only in NY, IL, KY, MO. |
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Bloom
Tom Harville |
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