On one of my expeditions to photograph wildflowers, I encountered several large colonies of Trillium. While photographing the Trillium, I noticed some odd looking flowers. These flowers were clearly Trillium, but the blooms were multiple layers of three petals, and the blooms were green.
I carefully photographed them, and I think they are very beautiful. I queried some local wildflower folks and was told that they were nothing special, and was then ignored from further discussion. I found this behavior very odd, so I asked a regional biologist if he could look at my images and identify them. He not only knew what they were, he knew where I had taken the photos, and he verified that these Trillium are, indeed, very uncommon. It seems that, occasionally, a colony of Trillium will mutate and produce odd looking blooms. I consider myself honored to have seen these beautiful specimens. For the safety and protection of these colonies, I will not divulge where these Trillium are located.
I hope you like these images.
Monday, January 10, 2011
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