Toad trillium
Classification:
Family: Melanthiaceae, trillium family
Genus, species: Trillium sessile
Leaves:
Three leaves, usually mottled with light and dark green.
Flowers:
Flower is produced in the middle of the three leaves. Petals are dark maroon. Flower is sessile or stalkless.
More Information:
Trillium is from the Greek for "triple-lily," referring to the fact that the plant has parts in threes, like a lily. The species name, sessile, is from the Latin for "sessile" or "sitting," referring to the stalkless flowers.
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