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trillium by any other name...
Found in moist woodlands, the beautiful purple trillium is ironically nicknamed "stinking Benjamin" because of its pungent "wet dog" odor.
Three leaves, three green sepals, three colored petals, and (surrounded by six stamans) a three chambered pistil topped by three spreading stigmas are the unmistakable marks of the trilliums,whose name comes from the latin for "three".
The foul smelling maroon petals give this flower its name.
You can treat your senses to purple trillium by taking a trip to McConnells Mill, which one of the earliest Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protected properties.
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