This is a (creamy) white form of an otherwise maroon colored Trillium that grows wild in the rich colluvial forests of the Southern Appalachians. For all its beauty, this member of the Lilly Family has an unpleasant scent and is also known as "Stinking Benjamin". The maroon colored flower parts, combined with the ill scent, are a strategy to attract carrion feeding insects (such as flies and beetles) for cross pollination.
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