Here is a picture of a four-petalled White Trillium taken at our cottage on Paudash Lake. It is the only one I have ever seen. How rare are they?
Audrey Moore
Note: These trilliums are quite rare. It is only the second one I’ve heard of in Peterborough County. That being said, trilliums seem to show a fair amount of chromosomal variation, and mutations are not uncommon. There is a tendency of some to show white and green patterns in the petals, for example. One of the pictures below shows a trillium with 12 petals!
Green-striped White Trillium – Hamilton -Paula Baruch
“Normal” White Trillium – Drew Monkman
4-petalled White Trillium – Paudash L. 2015 – Audrey Moore
4-petalled – White Trillium – Hayes-Line – 2014 – Ruthanne Sobiera
Mutant White Trillium – Selwyn Conservation Area – 2011- Robert Moos –
