Trillium lancifolium

Trillium lancifolium, the lanceleaf wakerobin,[3] lance-leaved trillium,[4] or narrow-leaved trillium, is a species of plants native to the southeastern United States. It is known to occur in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi.[5] The species has protected status as an endangered species in both Florida and Tennessee.

Trillium lancifolium
Gadsden County, Florida

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species:
T. lancifolium
Binomial name
Trillium lancifolium
Raf., 1840
Synonyms[2]

These plants are smaller than most other species in the genus, usually no more than 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, with comparatively inconspicuous flowers and leaves. As implied by both scientific and common names, the (lanceolate) leaves are notably narrow, about 2.5 times as long as they are broad, with the widest portion being more-or-less central. The petals are usually maroon or brownish-maroon, quite erect, and more slender than in most other species of Trillium.[6]

Trillium lancifolium blooms from February to May. It typically occurs in shady upland hardwood forests, but can be found in various other communities with some shade. Populations are usually scattered, and the individual plants are often present at low population levels.[6]

Bibliography
  • Case, Frederick W.; Case, Roberta B. (1997). Trilliums. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-374-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References
  1. "Trillium lancifolium". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  2. "Trillium lancifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. "Trillium lancifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. Stritch, Larry. "Lance-leaved Trillium (Trillium lancifolium)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. "Trillium lancifolium". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium lancifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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