Bashful Trillium vs Persistent Trillium

Trillium catesbaei compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Bashful Trillium is Least Concern while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bashful Trillium	Persistent 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 persistens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bashful Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bashful Trillium

Habitat

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

Persistent 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.