Melanthiaceae

Snow trillium

Trillium nivale Riddell

Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium

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Snow trillium: Trillium nivale (Snow Trillium) blooming in the snow. Accession in Beal Botanical Garden, MSU, East Lansing, MI — Photo: DDennisM, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Snow trillium

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: DDennisM, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.