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Trillium

wake-robin

Other common names
benjamins
Indian shamrock
see morethree-leaved nightshade
Trinity lily
birthroot
stinking Benjamin
Trinity flower
wood lily
Synonyms
Trillidium
Botanical details
Family
Melanthiaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Trillium

Genus description

Trillium are rhizomatous, herbaceous perennials with erect stems bearing a whorl of ovate or diamond-shaped leaves, with one or more erect or nodding flowers borne at the stem apex

Name status

Correct

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