Melanthiaceae
Toadshade
Trillium sessile
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Trillium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Bulgarian
- Приседналоцветен трилиум
- Chinese
- 红延龄草
- English
- Toadshade
Synonyms
- Esdra sessilis (L.) Salisb.
- Phyllantherum sessile (L.) Nieuwl.
- Trillium isanthum Raf.
- Trillium longiflorum Raf.
- Trillium membranaceum Raf.
- Trillium rotundifolium Raf.
- Trillium sessile f. sessile
- Trillium sessile f. viridiflorum Beyer
- Trillium sessile var. boreale Nutt.
- Trillium tinctorium Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew C, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew C, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, 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.