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Trillium discolor
1831 Illustration [1]

Vulnerable  ( NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species:
T. discolor
Binomial name
Trillium discolor
Synonyms [3]
  • Trillium sessile var. wrayi S.Watson
  • Trillium luteum var. latipetalum R.R.Gates

Trillium discolor, the mottled wakerobin, [4] pale yellow trillium, or small yellow toadshade, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is native to areas of the Savannah River drainage system of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina [6] such as Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve and Lake Keowee. It is found along moist stream banks in upland woods, on acidic to basic soils. [7]

Description

Trillium discolor is a perennial herbaceous plant that blooms mid April to early May. It has a flower with pale yellow petals that stand upright at the junction of the three leaf-like bracts. [5]

Bibliography

  • Case, Frederick W.; Case, Roberta B. (1997). Trilliums. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN  978-0-88192-374-2.
  • Freeman, J. D. (1975). "Revision of Trillium subgenus Phyllantherum (Liliaceae)". Brittonia. 27 (1): 1–62. doi: 10.2307/2805646. JSTOR  2805646. S2CID  20824379.

References

  1. ^ by Samuel Curtis and William Jackson Hooker, published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 58, Plate 3097
  2. ^ "Trillium discolor". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Trillium discolor". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trillium discolor". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium discolor". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. ^ "Trillium discolor". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ^ Stritch, Larry. "Mottled Wakerobin (Trillium discolor)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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