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Melanthiaceae (Liliaceae, p.pt.)/Bunchflower family

White Trillium – Trillium Grandiflorum: Edible & Medicinal Uses of Ontario’s Official Flower and Most Photogenic Wild Plant

March 20, 2020 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
White Trillium - Trillium Grandiflorum

White trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) is Ontario’s official flower and the standard-bearer of spring. It’s also a traditional edible and mostly medicinal plant. However, it needs our protection. Also called birth root, a hint at its medicinal qualities. And wake-robin, due to being a spring herald. It heralds the black flies too, who I personally suspect …

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Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Antihemorrhagic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, At-Risk in Ontario, Edible parts, Emmenagogue, Endangered in Ontario, Expectorant, Found in moist woods, Integumentary, Loamy soil, Medicinal parts, Melanthiaceae (Liliaceae, p.pt.)/Bunchflower family, Moist soil, Native to Ontario, Partial shade, Perennial, Pink flowers, Red flowers, Reproductive, Shade, Well drained soil, White flowers, White-tailed deer

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