Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
A three-petaled white flower native to Quebec and one of the first flowering plants in spring.
| 🇫🇷 | Trille blanc |
| 🇩🇪 | Großblütige Waldlilie |
| 🇲🇽 | Trilio blanco |
Taxonomy
| Order | Liliales |
| Family | Melanthiaceae |
How to Identify
Large white flower with three white petals alternated by 3 green leaves (bracts). Seasonality together with the position of the three white petals and alternating leaves. Note that there are pink variants or with 6 white petals.
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| Flowers | |
| Color | white |
| Shape | rotate |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
| Leaves | |
| Arrangement | whorled |
| Petiole | sessile |
| Shape | ovate |
| Margin | entire |
| Venation | parallel |
Learn more about morphological characteristics of flowers here.
Where and When to Spot
I usually spot this flower in the forest section of Park Angrignon late April early May.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.