White Trillium | Trillium albidum

A close-up of a flower with white petals and yellow center, surrounded by large green leaves, set in a natural environment.
The image shows a cluster of green leaves with white flowers, likely trillium, growing in a natural setting.
The image features a plant with broad green leaves and a small white flower in the center.
A close-up of a flower with white petals and yellow center, surrounded by large green leaves, set in a natural environment.
The image shows a cluster of green leaves with white flowers, likely trillium, growing in a natural setting.
The image features a plant with broad green leaves and a small white flower in the center.

This trillium species features three large leaves with distinct mottled patern and three-petaled, sessile white flowers growing up from the center. It can be seen along the trails of McDonald Forest and other forested slopes from Oregon to California. Blooms March-May.

White trillium (T. albidum) is distinguished from western trillium (T. ovatum) based on presence of mottling and whether the flower is on a stalk or sessile. White trillium leaves are mottled and the flowers are sessile, whereas western trillium leaves are not mottled and the flowers are stalked.

 

Plant Details

Habitats Riparian Forests, Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forest or Woodland
Habitat Notes Found in moist coniferous forests. Attracts beneficial insects.
Phenology Perennial; flowering March-May 
Mature Height 1-2 ft.
Shade Preference Part shade
Soil Tolerance Moist soil