Sessile Trillium
Scientific Name: Trillium sessile
Spring ephemeral. Seeds have fatty appendages (elaiosomes) which attract ants that disperse seeds. Deer resistant, its dark color perhaps providing camouflage to avoid being eaten.
Sessile Trillium
Scientific Name: Trillium sessile
Sessile Trillium
| Genus species: | Trillium sessile | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Sessile Trillium | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Melanthiaceae | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
Origin:
 Native: native to North America.Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Green/Brown | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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