Trillium sulcatum

Trillium sulcatum

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Melanthiaceae
Genus:Trillium
Species: T. sulcatum
Binomial name
Trillium sulcatum
T.S.Patrick, 1984

Trillium sulcatum, the furrowed wakerobin,[2] southern red trillium or Barksdale trillium, is a perennial wildflower which blooms in April and May. It is native to southern Appalachian Mountains and nearby areas from West Virginia to Alabama.[3][4]

Trillium sulcatum bears its dark reddish flowers on stems above the pedicellate leaves, with recurved (bent backwards) petals. The berry is also red.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Trillium sulcatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Trillium sulcatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Thomas S. Patrick (1984). "Trillium sulcatum (Liliaceae), a New Species of the Southern Appalachians". Brittonia. New York Botanical Garden. 36 (1): 26–36. doi:10.2307/2806287.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 104 Southern red trillium, Barksdale trillium, Trillium sulcatum T. S. Patrick, Brittonia. 36: 27, figs. 1–4. 1984.
  • Frett, Jeanne (2007). Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center: A Visitor's Guide. Mt. Cuba Center Inc. ISBN 0-9770848-1-7.
  • Wildflowers of the United States
  • North Carolina Native Plant Society
  • Southeastern Flora


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