Trillium erectum

Trillium erectum

Taxobox
name = "Trillium erectum"


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status = G5
status_system = TNC
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publisher =NatureServe
title = Trillium erectum
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url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+erectum+
accessdate = 2008-05-02]
regnum = Plantae
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 of North America. The flowers 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

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