Melanthiaceae

Bashful wakerobin

Trillium catesbaei Elliott

Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium

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Bashful wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) — FlowerPhoto: Christine Young, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Bashful wakerobin

Synonyms

Delostylis cernuum Raf.
Delostylis stylosum (Nutt.) Raf.
Trillium affine Rendle
Trillium balduinianum Raf.
Trillium declinatum Raf.
Trillium nervosum Elliott
Trillium stylosum Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 2,117 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Christine Young, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lyrae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christine Young, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francine Riez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Doppelbrau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Doppelbrau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Doppelbrau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Doppelbrau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Doppelbrau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.