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Part of trillium genus Trillium in bunchflower family Melanthiaceae (formerly family Liliaceae ), in lily / trillium / 🌷︎ tulip order Liliales.
Native to 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada and USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
🏛✾ Provincial flower of Ontario. 🏛✾ State wild flower of Ohio.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Uses by butterflies,planting info
Wildflowers of West Michigan (page 8) bloom dates in northern lower Michigan. (page 2)
Trillium likes sandy soil, because their seeds are disbursed by 🐜︎ ants, and ants like sandy soil. Trillium seeds are disbursed by ants because trillium seeds (and seeds of other woodland plants that seem to grow in clumps) have a 😋︎ yummy attachment, that cause 🐜︎ ants to move them to their nests, up to 2.4 m (8 ft) [2] or 8 m (30 ft) away! [3]
🔍︎ 🔍︎ images Discover Life Encyclopedia of Life Michigan Flora (Minnesota) Wildflower Garden Minnesota Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden Native Plant Trust Flora of North America USDA PLANTS db USFS Wikipedia
🏠︎ ⚘ ❀ flowers terrestrial 🌾︎ herbaceous plants
trillium genus Trillium