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Learn more about Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Trillium undulatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium undulatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-010:
Trillium undulatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Painted Trillium, Striped Wake-robin
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JK Marlow jkm120426_826
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Occasionally a trillium has four leaves!
Keith Bradley kab_t_undulatum_03100
April Greenville County SC
Sepals spreading, wine red to dull maroon green, rarely white-striated, per Flora of North America.
Harry Davis hld1558_crw_6419
May NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Filaments are white; anthers yellow or purple; ovary white, not angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0505f_21
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Of all of our trilliums, this is the best adapted to acid soils, per Weakley's Flora.
Will Stuart wil211240029_6c6aaeec58
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petals usually white with an inverted red "V" near the base, often undulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0507n_17
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves are clearly petioled and acuminate, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Tim Spira tpstundulatum
July
Berry scarlet, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.2-2.2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0508b_07
August Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaves distintly petiolate, often ~ 1cm long, and have a blue-green cast, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
JK Marlow jkm0508c_15
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petioles 3-20 mm long; pedicels 1.5-5.8 cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.