Trillium simile

Jeweled wakerobin
Trillium simile
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Genus:	Trillium
Species:	T. simile
Binomial name
Trillium simile Gleason, 1906
U.S. distribution of Trillium simile

Trillium simile, the Jeweled wakerobin, is a spring-flowering perennial plant which is native to parts of the Appalachian Mountains in southeastern United States. It is also known as Sweet white wake-robin, Sweet white trillium and confusing trillium. This wildflower prefers to grow in moist humus-rich soils in mature forests at the edges of Rhododendron thickets and at edges of the forest. It is found at elevations of 500 - 700 meters (1,640 - 2,300 feet).

References

• Entry on eFloras.org for Trillium simile