Trillium erectum
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| Trillium erectum L. |
The Wake-robin, also known as the Beth root or Stinking Benjamin, Trillium erectum, is a spring-flowering perennial plant native to the east and north-eastern areas of North America. The flowers are a deep red colour, and the plant takes its name Wake-robin by analogy with the Robin, which has a red breast that heralds spring.
This plant grows to about 40 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm and can tolerate extreme cold in winter, surviving temperatures down to -35 C. The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies. The leaves contain calcium oxalate crystals and crystal raphides, and should not be consumed by humans.
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Trillium albidum | Trillium angustipetalum | Trillium catesbaei (Bashful Wake Robin | Trillium cernuum | Trillium chloropetalum (Giant Wake Robin) | Trillium cuneatum (Little sweet Betsy) | Trillium decipiens | Trillium decumbens | Trillium discolor (Faded Trillium ) | Trillium erectum (Wake Robin) | Trillium flexipes (Bent Trillium) | Trillium foetidissimum | Trillium govanianum (Himalayan Trillium) | Trillium gracile | Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) | Trillium kamtschaticum | Trillium kurabayashii | Trillium lancifolium | Trillium ludovicianum | Trillium luteum (Yellow Wake Robin | Trillium maculatum | Trillium nivale (Klamath Trillium) | Trillium ovatum (Western Wake Robin) | Trillium parviflorum | Trillium persistens (Persistent Trillium) | Trillium petiolatum (Roundleaf Trillium) | Trillium pusillum | Trillium recurvatum | Trillium reliquum | Trillium rivale | Trillium rugelii (Southern Nodding Trillium) | Trillium sessile | Trillium simile (Jeweled Wake Robin) | Trillium smallii | Trillium stamineum | Trillium sulcatum | Trillium texanum | Trillium tschonoskii | Trillium underwoodii | Trillium undulatum (Painted Trillium) | Trillium vaseyi | Trillium viride | Trillium viridescens (Ozark Trillium) | |
