Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)
A red flower with three petals and three supporting leaves, growing in forest floors, flowering in spring and native to Quebec.
Common Names
| 🇨🇦 | Red Trillium |
| 🇫🇷 | Trille rouge |
| 🇩🇪 | Rote Waldlilie |
| 🇲🇽 | Lirio de Bosque Rojo |
Taxonomy
| Order | Liliales |
| Family | Melanthiaceae |
Flowers
| Color | violet |
| Shape | rotate |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
Leaves
| Arrangement | whorled |
| Petiole | sessile |
| Shape | ovate |
| Margin | entire |
| Venation | parallel |
How to Identify
Three red, purple petals alternated by three green leaves (bracts). There is a white morph which looks very similar to Large White Trillium. If you spot a the white morph look at arrangement and form of stamens and pistils.
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Where and When to Spot
I see this flower late April and May on the forest floor in Park Angrignon.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.