Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Test-drive A Teaching Key to Trillium.
Learn more about Prairie Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The are only two known occurrences in North Carolina (Catawba & Madison counties), and these appear to be native. Read about its discovery in the state in Conservation Gardener.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium recurvatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Trillium recurvatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium recurvatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium recurvatum
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Recurved Trillium
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trre5_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_recurvatum_6
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_recurvatum_7
April
Leaves distinctly petiolate, borne in an ascending manner, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_recurvatum_9
April
Petals 2-3x long as wide, with narrowed bases resembling claws, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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David Campbell mdc_trillium_recurvatum
May Catawba County NC
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David Campbell mdc_trillium_recurvatum_b
May Catawba County NC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtrec_1
Month Unknown
Sepals become sharply recurved and extend downward between petioles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium recurvatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium recurvatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium recurvatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium recurvatum
1553
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich soils over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
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 distinctly petioled
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon or yellow
Flowers are sessile.
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Green to white- and purple-streaked
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p182
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p124
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p167
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p374
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p430
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