Beautiful wildflowers

Trilliums may take years to produce seeds and they can not survive exposure to full sunlight and so are killed by clear cutting. They were harvested for medical uses by Native Americans and white herbalist alike, it is a wonder that any of the plants survive. While many species are quite rare others are fairly common in rich woods that have never been cleared. Deer will sometimes browse the leaves leaving a stand of stems.

Snow Trillium or Large White Trillium

Sweet Wakerobin or Vasey's Trillium