Trillium discolor

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Trillium discolor
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Plate 3097 (Volume 58, 1831).png
1831 Illustration [1]
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species:
T. discolor
Binomial name
Trillium discolor
Wray ex Hook.
Synonyms [3]
  • Trillium sessile var. wrayiS.Watson
  • Trillium luteum var. latipetalumR.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]

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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]

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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. ↑ NRCS. "Trillium discolor". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 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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