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Wet Dog Trillium - Trillium erectum var. album
Trillium erectum usually has dark reddish purple petals, but this variety has pale yellow petals.
As its common name suggests, it really does smell like a wet dog. The smell attracts its pollinators - carrion flies.
Habitat: Deciduous forest
"Trillium erectum" is a species of flowering plant native to the east and north-east of North America. It is a Spring ephemeral, an herbaceous perennial whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous forests where it lives.
Similar species: Lilies, Supplejacks, Etc.
By Christine Young
Attribution Non-Commercial
Uploaded Sep 3, 2023. Captured May 8, 2022 09:32 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
