Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium flexipes
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium flexipes
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Trillium erectum var. declinatum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-006b?:
Trillium erectum var. vaseyi FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Trillium gleasoni
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium declinatum
COMMON NAME:
Bent Trillium, Bent White Trillium, Bentstalk Trillium, Drooping Trillium
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trde6_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_flexipes_1
March
Petals are white (rarely maroon), spreading, and broadly lance-shaped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
COMPARE
flowers of white-flowering Trilliums
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_flexipes_12
March
Ovulary is white to light pink and strongly 6-angled, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4888b
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Filaments shorter than the creamy anthers; ovary with prominent stigmas, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4913
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
White-to-pink, protruding, flask-shaped ovary, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4930
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm090405_006
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Leaves are green, sessile and broadly rhombic, from 3-6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm090405_016
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Flower on a 1.6-5" stalk that may extend above or bend under the leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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David Campbell mdc_trillium_flexipes
April Polk County NC
Unlike T. grandiflorum, this corolla is not funnel-shaped, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtflexipes_cherokfm999
May Knox County TN
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium flexipes
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium flexipes
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium flexipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Trillium erectum var. declinatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-006b?:
Trillium erectum var. vaseyi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Trillium gleasoni
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium declinatum
1548
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring
White or maroon
Pedicel 4-12cm long
Flowers above or below the leaves
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Rosy red to purplish
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p183
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p124
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p170
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p425
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p377
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p427
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