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Melanthiaceae

68 species · Plants

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Trillium kurabayashii J.D.Freeman

Trillium kurabayashii is a large-flowered sessile trillium native to disjunct populations in California and Oregon.

Trillium lancifolium Raf.

Trillium lancifolium is a small, narrow-leaved Trillium species that blooms from February to May in shaded North American forests.

Trillium luteum (Muhl.) Harb.

Trillium luteum is a yellow-flowered perennial trillium native to the southeastern US, often grown in woodland gardens.

Trillium maculatum Raf.

Trillium maculatum is a perennial trillium species endemic to the southeastern United States, known for its mottled leaves.

Trillium nivale Riddell

Snow trillium (Trillium nivale) is an early-blooming small spring ephemeral native to the east and midwest US.

Trillium ovatum Pursh

Trillium ovatum Pursh is a widespread perennial herbaceous trillium native to western North America.

Trillium recurvatum L.C.Beck

Trillium recurvatum is a spring ephemeral trillium native to central and eastern US deciduous forests.

Trillium rugelii Rendle

Trillium rugelii is a perennial trillium endemic to the southeastern US, with two distinct forms that hybridize readily.

Trillium sessile L.

Trillium sessile L. is a perennial clump-forming herbaceous trillium endemic to the eastern half of the United States.

Trillium stamineum Harb.

Trillium stamineum is a perennial herbaceous trillium recognizable by its twisted horizontal dark maroon petals and carrion-scented flowers.

Trillium sulcatum T.S.Patrick

Trillium sulcatum is a perennial herbaceous trillium native to the southeastern United States, most abundant on the Cumberland Plateau.

Trillium underwoodii Small

Trillium underwoodii, the longbract wakerobin, is a foul-smelling perennial herb endemic to the southeastern US.

Trillium undulatum Willd.

Trillium undulatum is an easy-to-identify perennial North American herb, globally secure but endangered in Ohio and Michigan.

Trillium vaseyi Harb.

Trillium vaseyi is a large-flowered trillium endemic to the southeastern United States, found mainly in the southern Appalachians.

Trillium viridescens Nutt.

Trillium viridescens Nutt. is a perennial herb that reaches 0.61 m tall, with bicolored petals and blooms April to mid May.

Veratrum album L.

Veratrum album L. is a tall poisonous perennial herb, with a history of multiple recorded accidental poisoning cases.

Veratrum californicum Durand

Veratrum californicum, the extremely poisonous California corn lily, is native to moist habitats across western North America.

Veratrum fimbriatum A.Gray

Veratrum fimbriatum, the fringed false hellebore, is a rare endemic flowering plant native to coastal Northern California.

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.

Veratrum lobelianum is a poisonous flowering plant used in folk medicine, sold as an external-use tincture in Russia.

Veratrum nigrum L.

Veratrum nigrum L. is a toxic Eurasian flowering plant, used ornamentally and studied for potential medicinal uses.

Veratrum viride Aiton

Veratrum viride Aiton is a toxic herbaceous North American perennial, historically used to treat high blood pressure.

Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt.

Xerophyllum asphodeloides is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to eastern US, threatened by habitat loss and fire suppression.

Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Xerophyllum tenax, or beargrass, is a North American perennial herb important to fire ecology with traditional Native American uses.

Zigadenus glaberrimus Michx.

Zigadenus glaberrimus Michx. is a toxic North American flowering plant found in the southeastern United States.

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