Trillium erectum
（重定向自Birthroot）
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![Composite image showing both red and white color morphs of the flower of Trillium erectum. Note that both morphs have a dark purple gynoecium with contrasting anthers](/Images/godic/202412/24/Trillium_erectum_comparing_red_and_white_color_varieties1157.jpg")
![Trillium erectum](/Images/godic/202412/24/TrilliumErectum1157.jpg")
![Fruit of purple trillium](/Images/godic/202412/24/Trillium_fruit1157.jpg")
Trillium erectum, also known as red trillium, wake-robin, purple trillium, Beth root, or stinking Benjamin, is a species of flowering plant native to the east and north-east of North America. It is a spring ephemeral, an herbaceous perennial whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous forests where it lives.