NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Trillium simile

Scientific Name:	Trillium simile
Genus:	Trillium
Species Epithet:	simile
Common Name:	Sweet White Trillium, Jeweled Wake-robin, Confused Trillium
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Very rich soils of slopes and coves over mafic or calcareous rocks, often also in or near seepage. Rare in NC Mountains.
Leaf Arrangement:	Whorled
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G3 - Vulnerable ^(*Key)
State Status:	SC-V: Special Concern: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Notes:	A Southern Appalachian endemic: Blue Ridge of w. NC, nw. SC, e. TN, and n. GA.
Habitat Mark Rose
Plants Mark Rose
Bloom Mark Rose
Bloom Close Up Mark Rose
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Flora of North America