BWSR’s monthly Featured Plant includes information on native species identification, range, preferred habitat, uses and planting recommendations. Focusing on plants that are important for conservation projects, BWSR’s senior ecologist and vegetation specialist curates the feature with occasional contributions from other experts. Find the current Plant of the Month here. Browse the archive here.
Minnesota landowners often take great pride in having large-flowered trilliums in their forested landscapes due to the beauty that they add to the forest floor in early spring. A sensitive plant, the presence of trillium bodes well for the forest’s health.
