Trillium underwoodii
Trillium underwoodii, the longbract wakerobin,[2] is a plant species found only in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida).[1][3][4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. underwoodii |
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Trillium underwoodii is a perennial herb up to 20 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are 2-tone, with light and dark splotches. Flowers are foul-smelling, usually deep maroon or purplish red but occasionally yellow.[5]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- "Trillium underwoodii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Small, John Kunkel 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(4): 172–173.
- Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium underwoodii". 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.
- Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5
External links
- Citizen science observations for Trillium underwoodii at iNaturalist
- Floridata
- Native Florida Wildflowers
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Evolution Plants
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