| Description | Nodding Trillium (Trillium flexipes) A native Trillium with smaller petals and flowers than the White Trillium. Flower stem declines or bends. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | ephemeral grows in the full (early spring) sun of deciduous woods, than dabbled, shaded areas as the sun becomes hotter |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | woodsy, rich |
| Flowers | three white petals, three green sepals, odorless bloom in May |
| Fruit | reddish fruit |
| Leaves | three leaves at top of stem, parallel venation, base is wedge shaped, |
| Stems | spreading rhizomes can produce small colonies |
| Dimensions | 3-16 inches, spreading rhizomes can produce small colonies |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | The genus name is Latin tres for three and lilium for lily. Species flexi pipes for flexible flower stem. AKA: Bent Trillium, Declined Trillium, Nodding Wake-robin, drooping trillium |
| Notes & Reference | #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Black and Judziewicz), #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info) |
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