Helonias bullata L.
Swamp pink
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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 7″ (13 × 16 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm) ID is uncertain 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 5″ (14 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Liliales | Includes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others |
| Family | Melanthiaceae | Trillium family |
| Genus | Helonias | From Greek helos, ”marsh,“ for the swampy habitat |
| Species | bullata | Having a blistered or puckered surface, as in leaves |
Helonias bullata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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