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Red Trillium - Trillium erectum Just starting to bloom!<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Wooded wetland<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77777/red_trillium_-_trillium_erectum.html" title="Red Trillium - Trillium erectum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/77777_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=kdwTFZO82eV06WaWdv8nuU1pZuU%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Red Trillium - Trillium erectum Just starting to bloom!<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Wooded wetland<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77776/red_trillium_-_trillium_erectum.html Geotagged,Red trillium,Spring,Trillium erectum,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Red trillium,Spring,Trillium erectum,United States,trillium Click/tap to enlarge

Red Trillium - Trillium erectum

Just starting to bloom!

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.

Habitat: Wooded wetland

Red Trillium - Trillium erectum Just starting to bloom!<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Wooded wetland<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77776/red_trillium_-_trillium_erectum.html Geotagged,Red trillium,Spring,Trillium erectum,United States

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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 Apr 21, 2019. Captured Apr 21, 2019 13:34 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm