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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.<br />
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As its common name suggests, it really does smell like a wet dog. The smell attracts its pollinators - carrion flies.<br />
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Habitat: Moist forest Geotagged,Red trillium,Spring,Trillium,Trillium erectum,Trillium erectum var. album,United States,wet dog trillium Click/tap to enlarge

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: Moist forest

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"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.
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 2, 2020. Captured May 1, 2020 22:14 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm