Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Sessile Trillium |
| Scientific Name | Trillium sessile L. |
| Family Name | Liliaceae (Lily Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | rich woods |
| Plant Height: | 10-30 cm; rhizome thick, stout |
| Flower Color: | red (maroon) |
| Flower: | complete; perfect; 3 spreading sepals; 3 narrow, erect petals; 6 stamens; ovary sharply 6-angled, superior; placentation axile |
| Inflorescence: | sessile, solitary, terminal flower |
| Fruit: | many-seeded berry |
| Leaves: | April-June |
| Bloom Time: | May-June |
| Origins: | native |
| Other: | also known as Toadshade Trillium; flowers of this species have slight aroma of dead, decaying animal tissue to attract flies and beetles as pollinators |
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| general habit | large mottled leaves | colored sepals | aging flower |
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