toadshade (Trillium sessile)
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Flowering plantsIn Medina County, Ohio

Toadshade

Trillium sessile L.

Toadshade in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Near Medina County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 16 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (19)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (51)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (16)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
toadshade by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County50 · Season shown
Allen County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County52 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County101 · Season shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County73 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County32 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County28 · Season shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County181 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County87 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County368 · Season shown
Hancock County30 · Season shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County27 · Season shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County28 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami County22 · Season shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County90 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble County31 · Season shown
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood County27 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Medina County

Early April to early May, middle week Apr 26 – May 2

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Recording in Medina County · records of all species each week, 24,971 in all

Records per week from 28 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 24 dates. Latest record: April 2025.

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Records of toadshade in Medina County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of toadshadeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000111
Jan 11–170088
Jan 18–2400113
Jan 25–310099
Feb 1–700125
Feb 8–1400136
Feb 15–2100133
Feb 22–2800165
Mar 1–700128
Mar 8–1400211
Mar 15–2100285
Mar 22–2811250
Mar 29 – Apr 400292
Apr 5–1122470
Apr 12–1842621
Apr 19–2574796
Apr 26 – May 2106971
May 3–942791
May 10–1600636
May 17–2300631
May 24–3000804
May 31 – Jun 600713
Jun 7–1300781
Jun 14–2000596
Jun 21–2700728
Jun 28 – Jul 400845
Jul 5–1100772
Jul 12–1800906
Jul 19–2500899
Jul 26 – Aug 100974
Aug 2–8001,018
Aug 9–1500787
Aug 16–2200765
Aug 23–2900675
Aug 30 – Sep 500836
Sep 6–1200920
Sep 13–1900740
Sep 20–2600670
Sep 27 – Oct 300783
Oct 4–1000464
Oct 11–1700349
Oct 18–2400262
Oct 25–3100245
Nov 1–700251
Nov 8–1400236
Nov 15–2100144
Nov 22–2800161
Nov 29 – Dec 500122
Dec 6–1200110
Dec 13–1900107
Dec 20–2600114
Dec 27 – Jan 200142

Reported in flower

Only 6 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late March to early May, middle week Apr 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,133 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 438 dates. Latest record: June 2025.

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Records of toadshade in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of toadshadeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7418,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–2112512,620
Mar 22–28681013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4160919,661
Apr 5–112861026,860
Apr 12–184611039,925
Apr 19–254161041,623
Apr 26 – May 23961056,391
May 3–91831052,952
May 10–16761053,785
May 17–2329657,698
May 24–3014754,651
May 31 – Jun 68453,099
Jun 7–135453,700
Jun 14–205456,625
Jun 21–271155,361
Jun 28 – Jul 42258,477
Jul 5–112261,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–252269,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51157,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late March to early May, middle week Apr 19–25.

From 579 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 9 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Little Sweet Betsy Trillium cuneatumOften confused in Ohio: 47 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • yellow wakerobin Trillium luteumOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • red trillium Trillium erectumOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • large white trillium Trillium grandiflorum10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: no record
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in September to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest77%31%
Developed17%49%
Wetland4%5%
Farmland2%11%

From 1,204 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Medina County result

28 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.