Melanthiaceae

Little sweet Betsy

Trillium cuneatum Raf.

Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium

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Little sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum) — FlowerPhoto: Joseph Felts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Little sweet Betsy

Synonyms

Trillium cuneatum f. luteum J.D.Freeman
Trillium cuneatum var. cuneatum
Trillium hugeri Small
Trillium sessile var. praecox Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 2,910 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Joseph Felts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: clintcalhoun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Curtis Burke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: axleym, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.