Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) - 20220514-05
The Large White Trillium is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. A monocotyledonous, herbaceous perennial, the plant is native to eastern North America, from northern Quebec to the southern parts of the United States through the Appalachian Mountains into northernmost Georgia and west to Minnesota.
It is most common in rich, mixed upland forests and is easily recognised by its attractive three-petaled white flowers, opening from late spring to early summer, that rise above a whorl of three leaf-like bracts. It is an example of a spring ephemeral, a plant whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous woodland which it favours.
The trillium was designated the provincial floral emblem of Ontario in 1937 and as the state wild flower of Ohio in 1987. As an official symbol of Ontario, a stylized trillium flower features prominently in the wordmark of the Government of Ontario and on the official flag of the province's French-speaking minority. (Wikipedia)
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. May 2022.
Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) - 20220514-05
The Large White Trillium is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. A monocotyledonous, herbaceous perennial, the plant is native to eastern North America, from northern Quebec to the southern parts of the United States through the Appalachian Mountains into northernmost Georgia and west to Minnesota.
It is most common in rich, mixed upland forests and is easily recognised by its attractive three-petaled white flowers, opening from late spring to early summer, that rise above a whorl of three leaf-like bracts. It is an example of a spring ephemeral, a plant whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous woodland which it favours.
The trillium was designated the provincial floral emblem of Ontario in 1937 and as the state wild flower of Ohio in 1987. As an official symbol of Ontario, a stylized trillium flower features prominently in the wordmark of the Government of Ontario and on the official flag of the province's French-speaking minority. (Wikipedia)
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. May 2022.