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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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trun_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120426_826
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Occasionally a trillium has four leaves!
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JK Marlow jkm120426_828
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Keith Bradley kab_t_undulatum_5702
May Mitchell County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_t_undulatum_73370
May NC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_undulatum_lake_w_16
May Union County GA
Lake Winfield Scott
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_undulatum_2
May
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm0507n_17
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves are clearly petioled and acuminate, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Tim Spira tpstundulatum
July
Berry scarlet, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.2-2.2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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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).
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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.