Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium maculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium maculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Trillium maculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium maculatum
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-002:
Trillium viride FAMILY Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium sessile
COMMON NAME:
Mottled Trillium, Spotted Trillium
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Will Stuart wil_5470173542_e7b257bc93
February Alachua County FL
Kanapaha Gardens
Narrow petal bases allow the stamens and anthers to be clearly visible, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_220
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm100313_220b
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
Petals narrowed at the base but wider and somewhat spoon-shaped above, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_222
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
Leaves are mottled green and beige, borne at the top of a purplish stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_maculatum_mb_101
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_maculatum_14
March
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JK Marlow jkm130406_928
April Aiken County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium maculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium maculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium maculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium maculatum
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-002:
Trillium viride
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium sessile
1551
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich forests and floodplains, over calcareous materials such as coquina limestone ("marl") or on shell middens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Maroon or yellow
Flowers are sessile.
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Dark purplish-green
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p220
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p283
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p134
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p427
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p407
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p350
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p167
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p424
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