Melanthiaceae
Nodding wakerobin
Trillium flexipes
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Trillium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nodding wakerobin
Synonyms
- Trillium declinatum Gleason
- Trillium declinatum f. walpolei Friesner
- Trillium flexipes f. flexipes
- Trillium gleasonii Fernald
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 1,994 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Speray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evelyn Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Max Miley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Barrett Coller Jr., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peyton Phelps, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.