Bashful Trillium vs Sweet Trillium

Trillium catesbaei compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Bashful Trillium is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bashful Trillium	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Liliales (Liliales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family same	Melanthiaceae	Melanthiaceae
Genus same	Trillium	Trillium
Species	Trillium catesbaei	Trillium vaseyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bashful Trillium and Sweet Trillium share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trillium.

Conservation Status

Bashful Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bashful Trillium	Sweet Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bashful Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bashful Trillium

The Bashful Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) is a species in the genus Trillium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.