- Trillium erectum
Taxobox
name = "Trillium erectum"
image_width = 250px
status = G5
status_system = TNC
status_ref = Cite web
publisher =NatureServe
title = Trillium erectum
work = NatureServe Explorer
url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+erectum+
accessdate = 2008-05-02]
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Melanthiaceae
genus = "Trillium "
species = "T. erectum"
binomial = "Trillium erectum"
binomial_authority = L."Trillium erectum", also known as Wake-robin, red trillium, purple trillium, Beth root or Stinking Benjamin, is a spring-flowering
perennial plant native to the east and north-eastern areas ofNorth America . Theflower s are a deep red colour, and the plant takes its name Wake-robin by analogy with the Robin, which has a red breast that heralds spring.This plant grows to about 40 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm and can tolerate extreme cold in winter, surviving temperatures down to -35 C. The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies. The leaves contain
calcium oxalate crystals and crystal raphides, and should not be consumed by humans.References
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRER3 PLANTS profile]
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