Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium persistens
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium persistens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium persistens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium persistens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Trillium persistens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium persistens
COMMON NAME:
Persistent Trillium, Edna's Trillium
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtper_1
March-April?
Leaves evenly tapered to a sharp point, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtper_11
March-April?
Flowers weakly trumpet-shaped to merely gaping, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtper_4
March-April?
Sepals weakly divergent, 11-22mm x 5-6mm, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium persistens
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium persistens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium persistens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium persistens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium persistens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium persistens
1552
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Acidic forests with hemlocks and heaths, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare, endemic to a portion of Tallulah-Tugaloo river system in nw. SC & ne. GA
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
turning pink with age
Flowers have pedicels.
Flowers above the leaves
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-white
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p157
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p159
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p409
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p170
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p421
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p017
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