Trillium sulcatum
Trillium sulcatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Trillium |
Species: | T. sulcatum
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Binomial name | |
Trillium sulcatum T.S.Patrick, 1984
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Trillium sulcatum, the furrowed wakerobin,[3] southern red trillium[4] or Barksdale trillium, is a perennial wildflower that blooms in April and May. It is native to the southern Appalachian Mountains and nearby areas from West Virginia to Alabama.[5]
Trillium sulcatum bears its dark reddish flower on a pedicel above the leaves, with recurved (bent backwards) petals. The berry is also red.[6][4]
References[]
- ^ "Trillium sulcatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ^ "Trillium sulcatum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Trillium sulcatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium sulcatum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Trillium sulcatum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Patrick, Thomas S. (1984). "Trillium sulcatum (Liliaceae), a New Species of the Southern Appalachians". Brittonia. New York Botanical Garden. 36 (1): 26–36. doi:10.2307/2806287. JSTOR 2806287. S2CID 85116255.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trillium sulcatum. |
- Citizen science observations for Trillium sulcatum at iNaturalist
- Patrick, Thomas S. (1984). "Trillium sulcatum (Liliaceae), a New Species of the Southern Appalachians" (PDF). Brittonia. 36 (1): 26–36. doi:10.2307/2806287. JSTOR 2806287. S2CID 85116255. Retrieved 18 February 2021. (all but the first and last pages)
- Frett, Jeanne (2007). Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center: A Visitor's Guide. Mt. Cuba Center Inc. ISBN 978-0-9770848-1-4.
- Wildflowers of the United States
- North Carolina Native Plant Society
- Southeastern Flora
Categories:
- NatureServe apparently secure species
- Trillium
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
- Flora of West Virginia
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Least concern flora of the United States
- Plants described in 1984
- Liliales stubs