Trillium grandiflorum

Large-flowered Trillium

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Family: Trilliaceae (Trillium family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: July - August

Most Large-flowered Trillium flowers start out white, then turn pink and darker pink as they grow older.

The G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area near Linden, Virginia, is home to one of the largest stands of Large-flowered Trillium and one of the best places to see them, but note - a valid hunting or fishing license, or an access permit, is required unless hiking along the Appalachian Trail.

16 May 2012 Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA	27 April 2013 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	27 April 2013 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	24 April 2011 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
24 April 2011 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	3 May 2012 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	3 May 2012 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	3 May 2012 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
27 April 2013 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	1 May 2021 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA	27 April 2013 G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA	12 May 2011 Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA
17 June 2023 G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA (fertilized ovary starting to swell)

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