One of spring’s most magical attractions quietly rises from the forest floor. Distinguished by a whorl of three leaves and three petals, the trillium contributes eye-catching forms and flashes of red, ...

This spring beauty has some very peculiear adaptations and some really lovely common names. Pointy-headed taxonomists call common names “trivial names.” Some don’t strike me as trivial in the least.

What: Trillium erectum — commonly called red or purple trillium, bethroot, waking robin or stinking benjamin — is native to the woodlands of eastern North America yet is surprisingly well adapted to ...

Once, when I was little, I was so thrilled to come across a gorgeous, dark-red trillium that I picked it and placed it in a vase in the house. I was disappointed when it quickly wilted. Not only that, ...

To examine whether there is an optimal outcrossing distance for T. erectum and T. grandiflorum, in April 1998 and April 1999, groups of five neighbouring plants (hereafter referred to as blocks) were ...

Scientists can use DNA preserved in herbarium specimens, like this red trillium (<i>Trillium erectum</i>) collected almost 100 years ago in Tennessee, to unravel the genetic structure of populations ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Smoky Mountain forest's woodland herb population has shown that climate may play a role in how forest understories recover from logging, according to Purdue University ...

Celandine poppy, bloodroot and marsh marigold are deer resistant Gracie has written two books on wildflowers Free talk in Briarcliff Manor on May 14 Native wildflowers are all the rage these days, but ...

Can you have a perfect walk in an urban forest? I have no doubt after participating in a guided stroll through Lambton Woods last week that could only be rated the Bo Derek of walks. About The Star ...

Ten species of Trillium (Liliaceae) are known to occur in Virginia. Taxonomic key, morphological descriptions, distribution maps and chromosome numbers are presented. A chromosome number of 2n = 10 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The frequency of spontaneous chromosome fragmentation has been studied in Trillium erectum. Fragments at first anaphase and microspore ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquires received through their Garden Hotline. Q: When is the best time to prune flowering shrubs?