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Trillium erectum
Purple-red flowers have 3 petals that are above whorls of pointed triple leaves. The petals have a foul smell, which attracts carrion flies (and other insects) that act as pollinators.
Spotted growing in some leaf litter and a tiny bit of dirt that had collected on top of some large rocks in a mixed forest.
Spotted on Apr 28, 2017
Submitted on May 3, 2017
23 Comments
Thanks Marta!
Belated congrats! :-)
Thank you remkinloch and Arun for your comments!
Congratulations. A beautiful photo
Congratulations !!
What a great surprise and honor! Thank you Danièle and Project Noah! Thanks Mark, Sunny, and Annie for your comments!
Congratulations Christine Y.
Congrats Christine..
Congratulations CY.
Congratulations Christine, your Red Trillium is the winner of our 2017 Best Wildlife photo competition in the Plants category:
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Thanks BlueOriole
Awesome deep colors and pure symmetry
Thanks sunnyjosef!
Congrats Christine...
Thanks everyone! I was very happy to find it because it was the first Trillium I've seen in nature!
Looks like a painting!!
Wonderful!
Congratulations! Beautiful image. Thank you for sharing :)
Beautiful photo of a gorgeous flower - Congratulations Christine !
Thank you Daniele, António, and Mark!
Nice! Congratulations.
Beautiful capture Christine,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congratulations Christine, your Red Trillium is our Spotting of the Day!
"Beautiful deep red flower but a pungent rotten smell! This Red Trillium is our Spotting of the Day! Native to eastern Canada and eastern United States, this perennial wildflower grows in cool, moist soils of woodland ecosystems. Trillium erectum blooms in the early to mid spring, and is pollinated by carrion flies attracted by its smell".
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