Trillium ovatum

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Trillium ovatum

Conservation status

Secure (TNC)^[1]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Genus:	Trillium
Species:	T. ovatum

Binomial name

Trillium ovatum

Trillium ovatum, the Western Wake Robin or Western White Trillium, is a member of the Trilliaceae family. It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually in rich forest. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon and east to Montana, Wyoming and northern Colorado, it often grows under Douglas-fir. Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join in near the coast. Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. Associated understorey plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal. It should be mentioned that Trillium ovatum occasionally comes not in white but in a maroon color. This is not to be confused with the normally ending of the flowering period when the white blooms slowly turn pink and the brown.^{[citation needed]}