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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium decipiens
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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Trillium decipiens is similar to T. underwoodii. Material in Abbeville County, SC, previously attributed to T. decipiens is under study. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium decipiens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Trillium decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium decipiens
COMMON NAME:
Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium
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JK Marlow jkm100313_181
March Jackson County FL
Sepals erect, green to maroon, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_184
March Jackson County FL
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JK Marlow jkm100313_190
March Jackson County FL
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JK Marlow jkm100313_198
March Jackson County FL
A very conspicuous pale silvery-green streak along the midvein, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_199
March Jackson County FL
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JK Marlow jkm100313_202
March Jackson County FL
Petals overlapping at the base, hiding the stamens & ovary, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_206
March Jackson County FL
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JK Marlow jkm100313_208
March Jackson County FL
Stem 2.5-3 times as long as the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_211
March Jackson County FL
Leaves mottled w 3-5 shades of green and a silvery streak along midvein, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_214
March Jackson County FL
6 stamens, yellow, with vertical pollen sacs (anthers) along both sides, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_decipiens
April
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium decipiens
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium decipiens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium decipiens
3410
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
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:
Winter/Spring
Maroon/ Green/ Yellow
Flowers are sessile.
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Dark green to greenish-purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p407
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p167
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p425
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