Trillium simile, the Jeweled wakerobin, is a spring-flowering perennial plant

Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

 which is native to parts of the Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...

 in southeastern United States

United States

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. It is also known as Sweet white wake-robin, Sweet white trillium and confusing trillium. This wildflower

Wildflower

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 prefers to grow in moist humus-rich soils in mature forests at the edges of Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Rhododendron is a genus of over 1 000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers...

thickets and at edges of the forest. It is found at elevations of 500 - 700 meters (1,640 - 2,300 feet).