The botanical name means triple, referring
to the number of petals, sepals, etc.
The plant is about one foot high and has
three pointed, dark-green leaves just below
the flower stalk. There is one single-stalked
white flower, fading to pink.
This plant grows in moist, shady places in Cataract Gulch, Steep Ravine, Muir Woods, Cascade Canyon.
Redwood-Douglas Fir Forest, Broadleaf Evergreen Forest.
January through April.
Sources: Wild Flowers of Marin and and Spring Wildflowers of the SF Bay Region.
Photo copyright 1994 Brother Eric Vogel
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Last updated 31 Dec, 1995.