Trillium maculatum
Trillium maculatum, the spotted wakerobin[2] or spotted trillium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is found only in the eastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and northern Florida).[3][4][5]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. maculatum |
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Trillium maculatum is called "spotted" because of irregular dark splotches on the leaves and stems. It is a perennial herbaceous plant that flowers early February to early April.[6] The flower petals are deep red or reddish-purple but occasionally yellow.[7]
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
- "Trillium maculatum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Trillium maculatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel 1830. Medical Flora 2: 103
- Freeman, J. D. 1975. Revision of Trillium subgenus Phyllantherum (Liliaceae). Brittonia 27: 1–62.
- "Trillium maculatum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- Stritch, Larry. "Spotted Trillium (Trillium maculatum)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium maculatum". 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.
External links
- Native Florida Wildflowers
- Wildflowers of the United States
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Trillium maculatum in the CalPhotos Photo Database, University of California, Berkeley
- Citizen science observations for Trillium maculatum at iNaturalist
- Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) occurrence data and maps for Trillium maculatum
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