Trillium luteum

Trillium luteum

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Melanthiaceae
Genus:Trillium
Species: T. luteum
Binomial name
Trillium luteum
Harb., 1901
Synonyms[2]

Trillium luteum (common names: yellow wakerobin,[3] yellow trillium) is a species of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae, with native populations in the Great Smoky Mountains of the United States and surrounding areas.[4] It occurs in parts of North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky, usually in the shade of mature deciduous trees. It is especially abundant around Gatlinburg. The species also occurs in scattered locations farther north, in Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia, but these appear to be naturalized populations.[5]

Description

Growing to 40 cm (16 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, Trillium luteum is an herbaceous perennial flowering in spring.[4][6] It is cultivated in temperate regions for its variegated leaves and yellow, lemon-scented flowers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

Taxonomy

Trillium luteum is often sold under its earlier name of Trillium sessile var. luteum, and so may be confused with Trillium sessile. It has also been known as Trillium cuneatum var. luteum (Muhl.) H.E. Ahles and Trillium viride var. luteum (Muhl.) Gleason.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Trillium luteum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ "Trillium luteum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 112 Trillium luteum (Muhlenberg) Harbison, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 21. 1901.
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  7. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Trillium luteum". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Trillium luteum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

Further reading

  • Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5
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