RED OR REDDISH PURPLE 21 



and spreading white petals that later grow pink. 

 They grow on long, erect stems. 



This is a native of rich woods from Vermont 

 to North Carolina, with Minnesota and Missouri 

 as the western boundary of its range. 



ILL-SCENTED WAKE-ROBIN. BIRTHROOT 



Trillium erectum Lily-of-the- Valley Family 



Fruit. — The dark red, round- ovate berry is 

 distinctly six-angled. A dry stigma is at the 

 junction of each two of these angles or ridges. 

 The persistent dry sepals and remnants of the 

 petals are at the base. The fruit is borne on a 

 long, somewhat reclined stem. The berry is 

 about an inch long. The brown seeds are 

 numerous and horizontal in each celL August. 



Leaves. — The leaves are broadly four-sided, 

 with scarcely any stems. The apex is acute. 

 The leaves grow in a whorl of three at the 

 summit of the plant stem. At the time of 

 fruiting they are apt to be torn, faded, and 

 brown. 



Flowers. — The terminal, solitary flower is 

 somewhat reclined and varies much in color; 



