About Trillium decipiens J.D.Freeman
Trillium decipiens J.D.Freeman is a sessile-flowered trillium, meaning it has no flower stalk. Its flower has three petals that can be purple, brown, or green, and are rarely yellow. These petals stand upright at the junction of three distinctly mottled leaves. It is one of the earliest blooming trillium species, often starting to flower in January or February. Trillium decipiens is frequently confused with Trillium underwoodii, but the two species can be easily told apart by plant height. At flowering time, the stem of Trillium underwoodii is 1 to 1.5 times longer than its leaves, while the stem of Trillium decipiens is 2.5 to 3 times longer than its leaves.
