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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium decipiens   FAMILY Trilliaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_181

March    Jackson County    FL

Sepals erect, green to maroon, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_184

March    Jackson County    FL

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_190

March    Jackson County    FL

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_198

March    Jackson County    FL

A very conspicuous pale silvery-green streak along the midvein, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_199

March    Jackson County    FL

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

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).

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_206

March    Jackson County    FL

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm100313_208

March    Jackson County    FL

Stem 2.5-3 times as long as the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

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).

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

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).

image of Trillium decipiens, Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3410

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Uncommon

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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

 

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