[Trilliums and Wake-robins of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium, Western Wood Lily

Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum

Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

Wood lilies observed beginning to bloom in old growth conifer forest on the eastern slopes of Grizzly Peak, Jackson County, OR......May 27, 2021.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

Wood lilies beginning to bloom in coniferous woods along logging roads at Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve.....June 21, 2022.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the white (unpollinated) flowers of wood lily as seen along Bird Creek at Island Cabin Campground on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams..........May 19, 2006. The photo at right shows the pollinated appearance of western trilliums as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail about three-quarters of a mile west of Pilot Butte, southern Jackson County, OR........May 26, 2021..

Developing fruit on Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Developing fruit on Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

Developing fruits on western trilliums as seen along the Cedar Creek Trail #149A just south of Cedar Creek, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....June 23, 2024.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

A nice, photogenic cluster of wood lily as seen atop Harry's Ridge, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.........June 18, 2018.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

Wood lily leaves observed atop Double Peaks, Olallie Lake Scenic Area, Mt. Hood National Forest......September 14, 2019.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

A wood lily with a maturing fruit observed at left along the Toutle Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument........August 20, 2017. The photo at right shows a wood lily with maturing fruit as seen along the Butte Camp Trail #238A under old growth forest above Butte Camp Meadows, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument......August 11, 2022.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

The photo above shows an attractive lavender-colored flower of the wood lily as seen at Island Cabin CG, DNR lands at the southeastern corner of Mount Adams.........May 19, 2006.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

A wood lily stil blooming on the north-facing slopes of Echo Point along the Boulder Lake Trail 473, Mount Hood National Forest...........June 28, 2014.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum) - Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

Both photos of wood lilies above were taken near MP 12 on the Mt. Adams Highway (just north of Cunningham Creek), southeastern Mount Adams...........May 1, 2005.

Pacific Trillium, Western Wake-robin, Western Trillium: Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (Synonym: Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)

The photo of the wood lily shown directly above was taken along Rd 82 at an elevation of about 2870' on Mt. Adams on May 7, 2005.

Paul Slichter