Nodding Trillium
Trillium cernuum
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Trillium cernuum is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family Melanthiaceae. The specific epithet cernuum means "drooping, curving forwards, facing downwards", a distinctive habit of its flower. It is commonly called nodding trillium or nodding wakerobin (not to be confused with Trillium flexipes) since the flower is invariably found nodding beneath the leaves.
Quick Facts
| Scientific name | Trillium cernuum |
| Family | Melanthiaceae |
| Height | 1-2 ft |
| Bloom time | May |
| Sun | Part shade to shade |
| Moisture | Mesic to wet |
| Soil | Rich loam |
| Wildlife value | Flower hangs below the leaves; ant-dispersed seed |
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