Melanthiaceae
Giant purple wakerobin
Trillium kurabayashii
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Trillium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant purple wakerobin
Synonyms
- Trillium kurabayashii f. luteum V.G.Soukup
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 274 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Asher Budnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Connor Connolly-Moyls, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Katherine Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Elliot Kulakow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francine Riez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kat Lim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.