Wet Dog Trillium - Trillium erectum var. album
Trillium erectum usually has dark reddish purple petals, but this variety has pale yellow petals with green veins.
As its common name suggests, it really does smell like a wet dog. The smell attracts its pollinators - carrion flies.
"Trillium erectum" is a species of flowering plant native to the east and north-east of North America. It is a Spring ephemeral, an herbaceous perennial whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous forests where it lives.
Similar species: Lilies, Supplejacks, Etc.
Uploaded May 8, 2018. Captured May 8, 2018 13:33 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.