Characteristics
Trillium erectum L.
purple trillium, stinking Benjamin
Mesic hardwood and hardwood-coniferous forests. Occurs in a wide variety of forested habitats although it is absent from the warmer drier more open sites.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native UPL, FACU (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Liliales
Trillium erectum L. - purple trillium, stinking Benjamin
Citation
Trillium erectum L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Apr 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Casey M. Tompkins - Location Unknown, NY; 17 May 2006 - 3
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Photo by: Casey M. Tompkins - Location Unknown, NY; 17 May 2006 - 3
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 May 2020 -
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Photo by: Sara R. Stebbins - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. (EDR). Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 5 May 2018 -
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 02 May 2021 -
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