Beth Root - Indian Balm (Trillium erectum)

Family: Trilliaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Purple. Main Bloom Time: Late spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

tasting somewhat like sunflower seeds. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Used in spring, the young unfolding leaves are an excellent addition to the salad bowl, tasting somewhat like sunflower seeds.; Leaves can also be cooked as a potherb.

Habitat & North American Range

Cool, rich, moist, neutral to acidic soils of upland deciduous forests, mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, coniferous swamp borders at elevations of 200 - 700 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)