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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trillium species 2
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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COMMON NAME:
Amicalola Trillium
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Alan Cressler alc_5695079534_6d01283f33
April Fannin County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Stamens much longer than ovary; stigmas pronounced & recoiled, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
COMPARE
flowers of white-flowering Trilliums
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Alan Cressler alc_5695079840_e8529dc7c4
April Fannin County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Resembles T. flexipes in ovary characters and floral fragrance, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
2925
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile to subsessile
FLOWER:
Spring
White
occasionally maroon
Pedicel 4-12cm long
Flowers below the leaves (sometimes above)
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
FRUIT:
Summer
Berry
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