Editing Trillium erectum (section)

==Uses==
The root of the red trillium was used by various [[indigenous peoples]] of North America as an aid in childbirth, hence the common name '''birthwort''' or '''birthroot''' (which is sometimes corrupted to '''bethroot'''). Root tea was used for menstrual disorders, to induce childbirth, and to aid in labor. The [[Cherokee]] peoples used a poultice of the whole plant to treat tumors, inflammation, and ulcers.{{r|FNA:242101991|USFS|Hamel and Chiltoskey 1975}}

The leaves contain [[calcium oxalate]] crystals and crystal [[Ergastic substance#Crystals|raphide]], and should not be consumed by humans.{{r|PSU}}

''Trillium erectum'' is cultivated as a flowering [[ornamental plant]]. Although not as showy as [[Trillium grandiflorum|''T.&nbsp;grandiflorum'']], the flowers of some forms of ''T.&nbsp;erectum'' can be quite striking, especially since it tends to form large clumps.{{sfnp|Case|Case|1997|pp=92-93}} It has received the [[Award of Garden Merit]] from the [[Royal Horticultural Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf |title=AGM Plants - Ornamental |date=November 2018 |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>