Trillium sulcatum
Trillium sulcatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Trillium |
Species: | T. sulcatum |
Binomial name | |
Trillium sulcatum T.S.Patrick, 1984 | |
Trillium sulcatum, the furrowed wakerobin,[2] southern red trillium or Barksdale trillium, is a perennial wildflower which blooms in April and May. In is native to southern Appalachian Mountains and nearby areas from West Virginia to Alabama.[3][4]
Trillium sulcatum bears its dark reddish flowers on stems above the pedicellate leaves, with recurved (bent backwards) petals. The berry is also red. It is native to southern Appalachian Mountains and nearby areas from West Virginia to Alabama.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Trillium sulcatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ "Trillium sulcatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Thomas S. Patrick (1984). "Trillium sulcatum (Liliaceae), a New Species of the Southern Appalachians". Brittonia. New York Botanical Garden. 36 (1): 26–36. doi:10.2307/2806287.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 104 Southern red trillium, Barksdale trillium, Trillium sulcatum T. S. Patrick, Brittonia. 36: 27, figs. 1–4. 1984.
External links
- Frett, Jeanne (2007). Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center: A Visitor's Guide. Mt. Cuba Center Inc. ISBN 0-9770848-1-7.
- Wildflowers of the United States
- North Carolina Native Plant Society
- Southeastern Flora
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