Everything about Paris Quadrifolia totally explained
Paris quadrifolia (Herb Paris, True-lover's Knot) is a species of the genus
Paris in the family
Melanthiaceae although authorities formerly regarded it as part of the
Liliaceae family. It is related to
Trillium with which it can be confused.
Trillium however is generally 3-merous (3 leaves per whorl, 3 petals etc.) whereas
Paris is 4-merous.
In the
UK it has the familiar name of
Herb Paris.
It has solitary flowers with four or more very narrow greenish filiform (threadlike) petals and green petaloid sepals. The flower is borne above a single
whorl of four or more stem leaves. It prefers
calcareous soils and lives in damp and shady places especially old established woods and stream sides. It occurs locally in temperate and cool areas throughout
Europe and
Asia but is absent in the wild from the
Americas,
Africa and the southern hemisphere. In
Britain it's more frequently found in the east of the country but it's uncommon throughout its range. Each plant only produces one, blueberry-like fruit, which is poisonous.
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