It's spring, so here's an obligatory homage to this magnificent spring native in the lily family. Trilliums are well-named (literally meaning “three-parted lily), having a set of 3 leaves, 3 sepals and 3 petals on the flower.
The red trillium (Trillium erectum) is a little bashful about showing off its reproductive parts (they tend to face down towards the forest floor, hopefully not in shame!), so a little help was needed to show them off.
Its beautiful triad of green leaves also caught my eye in the dappled shade.
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