Botany Photo of the Day will have brief written entries on weekends, holidays and my vacations from April through September. – Daniel

I suppose there's no denying I've an affection for trilliums. Ah well.

Dr. Michael Hickman, Professor and Associate Director at the University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden near Edmonton sent along this photograph taken last week with the words “We have spring!”. It looks like DBG is setting up a What's In Bloom feature on their web site, so that's something to keep an eye on.

Snow trillium is native to the northeastern USA (see the Flora of North America entry for a range map). John Hilty's Illinois Wildflowers provides an excellent summary: Trillium nivale.