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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium catesbyi   FAMILY Trilliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium catesbaei   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)

Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-007:

Trillium catesbaei   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Trillium catesbaei

 

COMMON NAME:
Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium


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image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm120326_966

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Leaves with small stalks, the blades broadest near the middle, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Harry Davis    hld1542_crw_6013

April    Pickens County    SC

Roadside

Anthers irregularly twisted outward; pollen egg-yolk yellow, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm0404s_24

April    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

Pedicel declined below the leaves (rarely erect), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm0404s_26

April    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

Petals strongly reflexed above the tube; anthers curved outward, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm0504g_36

April    Greenville County    SC

Jones Gap State Park

Some say that the "Jones Gap Trillium" is an erect form of Trillium catesbei.

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm0504h_28

April    Greenville County    SC

Jones Gap State Park

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm0504k_13

April    Henderson County    NC

Has tendency to nod, but not always, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm0504l_31

April    Henderson County    NC

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm190416_7440

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm200411_3747

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm200425_4329

April    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Rhizome horizontal, 2-4cm long, 10-15mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm220419_7038

April    Pickens County    SC

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Keith Bradley    kab_t_catesbaei_5334

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Keith Bradley    kab_t_catesbaei_5348

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Ben Geer Keys    bgk1542_a

April?        

Flowers with wavy-margined, recurved petals and bright yellow anthers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm080507_029

May    Greenville County    SC

What do you call a four-leaf four-petaled trillium?

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100514_054

May    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

Ovary white, sharply to obscurely angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm120512_717

May    Greenville County    SC

Leaves taper at the base to a short stalk, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_trillium_catesbaei

May        

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_trillium_catesbaei_22

May        

Sepals are falcate (strongly arched) and often purplish, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_trillium_catesbaei_24

May        

image of Trillium catesbyi, Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Steve Marlow    snm140519_087b

May    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

Anthers somewhat twisted, curved outward, stigmas joined into a short style, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium catesbyi   FAMILY Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium catesbaei   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium catesbaei

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-007:
Trillium catesbaei   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium catesbaei

 

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1542

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, cove forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain

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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Petioles 3-12mm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to pink turning darker pink with age
Pedicel 1-6cm long
Flowers below the leaves (rarely above)
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
White to greenish-white
Berry

 

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