{"id":7682,"date":"2016-05-23T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=7682"},"modified":"2016-05-23T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T17:00:28","slug":"take-5-tranquil-trillium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-tranquil-trillium\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Tranquil Trillium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Springtime in the forests of the northeast denotes the return of a beautiful array of wildflowers, including the unmistakable trillium. The name “trillium” comes from the Latin tri<\/em>, meaning “three,” referring to the three petals of the solitary flower and the three leaves arranged in a single whorl below the flower.<\/p>\n

There are several species of trillium, all members of the lily family, including painted trillium and red trillium. Despite being quite attractive to the eye,\u00a0red trillium is also known as “Stinking Benjamin,” thanks to its unpleasant odor.<\/p>\n

In addition to some great Photo Contest entries, the first of these five images was taken by one of our staff just last week at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood Overnight Camp<\/a>! Enjoy these cheerful harbingers of spring. And get ready: the Photo Contest launches June 1!<\/p>\n

\"Painted

Painted Trillium at Wildwood \u00a9 Mimi Palmore<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Red

Red Trillium \u00a9 Kathleen Johnson, 2012 Photo Contest Entry<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Red

Red Trillium \u00a9 Dorrie Holmes, 2014 Photo Contest Entry<\/p><\/div>\n

Painted Trillium<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Red

Red Trillium \u00a9 Tom Walsh, 2012 Photo Contest Entry<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Springtime in the forests of the northeast denotes the return of a beautiful array of wildflowers, including the unmistakable trillium. The name “trillium” comes from the Latin tri, meaning “three,” referring to the three petals of the solitary flower and the three leaves arranged in a single whorl below the flower. There are several species […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1ZU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15509,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-spring-wildflowers\/","url_meta":{"origin":7682,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Spring Wildflowers","author":"Ryan D.","date":"April 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"April in many parts of Massachusetts can feel a bit like nature is holding its breath, so that on any given morning you might wake up to find the world outside transformed from gray to green (or, as last Friday proved, blanketed in white one more time). 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