Toadshade [Trillium sessile] found on Troy Hill Circle, Fletcher, North Carolina on 26 & 28 March 2015. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family that blooms in spring. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 124-125, states it grows in rich woods, and lists an alternate name of Toad Trillium. The mottling on the leaves is like that of a toad, and hence its name. It looks very similar to Little Sweet Betsy, Trillium cuneatum listed in Wildflowers of the Carolinas on pages 204-205.
USDA Plants Listing: Trillium sessile
Toadshade (closer) – 28 March 2015
Toadshade – 26 March 2015
Toadshade – 28 March 2015
