ToadshadeTrillium sessile

Also known as Sessile Trillium · Toad Trillium · Wakerobin Wood Lily

Trillium sessile is a woodland perennial native to eastern and central North America. Its striking dark reddish-purple, erect petals sit directly atop three mottled.

Toadshade — (Trillium sessile) — Photograph © Fluff Berger · CC-BY-SA

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Toadshade Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

Sessile Trillium
Toad Trillium
Toadshade
Wakerobin Wood Lily

Synonyms

Phyllantherum sessile (L.) Nieuwl.
Trillium isanthum Raf.
Trillium longiflorum Raf.
Trillium membranaceum Raf.
Trillium rotundifolium Raf.
Trillium tinctorium Raf.

Toadshade Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Toadshade
Rank	Name
kingdom	Plantae
division	Tracheophyta
class	Liliopsida
order	Liliales
family	Melanthiaceae
genus	Trillium
species	Trillium sessile