Trillium cernuum

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Common Names
nodding trillium, northern nodding trillium, whip-poor-will flower, nodding wakerobin

Family
Melanthiaceae

Habitat
woodlands, especially in acidic soils

Observed Blooming
mid May, 2016

Conservation
endangered in Illinois, Indiana
exploitably vulnerable in New York
presumed extirpated in Ohio
S3 (watchlist) in Maryland