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Red Trillium Purple-red flowers have 3 petals that are above whorls of pointed triple leaves. The petals have a foul smell, which attracts carrion flies (and other insects) that act as pollinators. Geotagged,Red Trillium,Red trillium,Spring,Trillium,Trillium erectum,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Red Trillium

Purple-red flowers have 3 petals that are above whorls of pointed triple leaves. The petals have a foul smell, which attracts carrion flies (and other insects) that act as pollinators.

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The Red trillium

"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.

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Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2018. Captured Apr 28, 2017 13:09 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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