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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|familia=Trilliaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Trillium
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=erectum
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|taxo_author=L.
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|common_name=Bethroot, Birthroot
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit=herbaceous
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht box=20
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht metric=in
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Max wd box=20
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Max wd metric=in
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|lifespan=perennial
| color = IndianRed
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|exposure=part-sun, shade
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|features=flowers
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| classis = <!--- Class -->
|flowers=red, pink
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
|Min Temp Num=-35
| familia = <!--- Family -->
|Temp Metric=°C
| genus =
|temp_ref=Wikipedia
| species =
|min_zone=4
| subspecies =
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| cultivar =
|max_zone=9
|image=TrilliumErectum.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Trillium erectum''''', also known as '''Wake-robin''', '''red trillium''', '''purple trillium''', '''Beth root''' or '''Stinking Benjamin''', is a spring-flowering [[perennial plant]] native to the east and north-eastern areas of [[North America]]. The [[flower]]s are a deep red colour, and the plant takes its name Wake-robin by analogy with the [[European Robin|Robin]], which has a red breast that heralds spring.
This plant grows to about 40 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm and can tolerate extreme cold in winter, surviving temperatures down to -35 C. The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by [[Fly|flies]]. The [[Leaf|leaves]] contain [[calcium oxalate]] crystals and crystal [[Ergastic substance#Crystals|raphide]], and should not be consumed by humans.
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Trillium erectum, Linn. (T. pendulum, Willd. T. purpureum. Kin. T. foetidum, Salisb. T. atropurpureum, Curtis). Stout, 1 ft. or more high: lvs. broadly rhombic-ovate: pedicel usually bent over or inclined but sometimes erect: fls. brown-purple to greenish purple, the petals usually about 1 in. long, ovate to lanceolate, not much if any exceeding the sepals. Nova Scotia to Man., N. C. and Mo.—The fls. of T. erectum are ill-smelling. Var. album, Lodd., has white fls.
Trillium erectum, Linn. (T. pendulum, Willd. T. purpureum. Kin. T. foetidum, Salisb. T. atropurpureum, Curtis). Fig. 3847. Stout, 1 ft. or more high: lvs. broadly rhombic-ovate: pedicel usually bent over or inclined but sometimes erect: fls. brown-purple to greenish purple, the petals usually about 1 in. long, ovate to lanceolate, not much if any exceeding the sepals. Nova Scotia to Man., N. C. and Mo. B.M. 470. L.B.C. 19:1838. F.S. 10:990. Mn. 2:49. G.C. II. 19:605. G.W. 10, p. 36.—The fls. of T. erectum are ill-smelling. Var. album, Lodd., has white fls. B.M. 1027. L.B.C. 19:1850. Var. viridiflorum. Hook. Fls. greenish. B.M. 3250. Not known to be in the trade.
Var. viridiflorum. Hook. Fls. greenish. Not known to be in the trade.
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