Red Trillium

A close-up image of a beautiful red trillium flower, captured against the background of the forest floor.

Taken at Heber Downs Conservation Area, Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Spring 2008

Trillium erectum, or red trillium is also known as wake-robin, stinking Benjamin and Beth root. The flowers are dark maroon and usually appear in late April and May. This trillium prefers a more acid soil than Trillium grandiflorum. It is found in upland deciduous forests or mixed white pine deciduous forests. This trillium sometimes hybridizes with Trillium cernuum and a white variant has also been found.