Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Trillium delicatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Test-drive A Teaching Key to Trillium.
The Georgia Biodiversity Portal provides additional information about Ocmulgee Trillium and other rare species.
COMMON NAME:
Ocmulgee Trillium, Oaky Woods Trillium
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Alan Cressler alc_trillium_delicatum
March?
Stems 5-8cm, held at a low angle - thus leaves appear resting on the ground, per Georgia Biodiversity Portal.
4403
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare
Look for it in rich, mesic, deciduous forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
6 stamens
FRUIT:
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!