logo Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit
Taxon  Report  
Trillium ovatum  Pursh  ssp. oettingeri  Munz & Thorne
Oettinger's trillium,   Salmon mtns. wakerobin,   Trillium,   Western wake robin
Trillium ovatum ssp. oettingeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Trillium oettingeri
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~26 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
DJJJASONAFMM

Bloom Period
Parent: Trillium ovatum
Genus: Trillium
Family: Melanthiaceae  
(Liliaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSTrillium ovatum var. oettingeri
PLANTSTrillium oettingeri
Information about  Trillium ovatum ssp. oettingeri from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (TROVO)

Photos on Calflora

Photos on CalPhotos

Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 07/19/2025).