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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Liliaceae
Trillium flexipes Raf.
bent trillium, declined trillium, nodding wake-robin
Trillium: Latin tres for three and lilium for lily
flexipes: flexible
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 3-parted, 1 1/2" wide, green sepals and lance-like petals about equal in length, yellowish anthers usually more than 1/4"; solitary, usually held above the leaves at an angle on a 1/2"-4 1/2" long stalk; blooms April-May |
| Fruit: | red to purplish berry up to 1 1/8" long, oval with pyramid-shaped top and prominent angles, odor of ripe fruit |
| Leaf: | 1 whorl of 3 leaves at the top of the stem, at least as wide as long and with a short pointed tip |
| Habitat: | wet to moderate moisture; woods, forests; in limy soil |
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