Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium maculatum
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-002:
Trillium viride FAMILY Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium sessile
COMMON NAME:
Mottled Trillium, Spotted Trillium
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Will Stuart wil_5470173542_e7b257bc93
February Alachua County FL
Kanapaha Gardens
Narrow petal bases allow the stamens and anthers to be clearly visible, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_220
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm100313_220b
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
Petals narrowed at the base but wider and somewhat spoon-shaped above, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_222
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
Leaves are mottled green and beige, borne at the top of a purplish stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_maculatum_mb_101
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_maculatum_14
March
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JK Marlow jkm130406_928
April Aiken County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium maculatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium maculatum
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-002:
Trillium viride
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium sessile
1551
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich forests and floodplains, over calcareous materials such as coquina limestone ("marl") or on shell middens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Maroon or yellow
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p220
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p283
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p407
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p350
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p167
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p424