Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium catesbyi
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Test-drive A Teaching Key to Trillium.
You may enjoy Trillium in the South by Will Stuart.
Read about Catesby's Trillium and Jones Gap Trillium in Jim Fowler's blog: 4-18-13 and 4-6-19.
Learn more about Catesby's Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium catesbaei
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium catesbaei
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-007:
Trillium catesbaei FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium catesbaei
COMMON NAME:
Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm120326_966
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves with small stalks, the blades broadest near the middle, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Harry Davis hld1542_crw_6013
April Pickens County SC
Roadside
Anthers irregularly twisted outward; pollen egg-yolk yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0404s_24
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Pedicel declined below the leaves (rarely erect), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0404s_26
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Petals strongly reflexed above the tube; anthers curved outward, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm0504g_36
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Some say that the "Jones Gap Trillium" is an erect form of Trillium catesbei.
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JK Marlow jkm0504h_28
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0504k_13
April Henderson County NC
Has tendency to nod, but not always, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm0504l_31
April Henderson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm190416_7440
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3747
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4329
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Rhizome horizontal, 2-4cm long, 10-15mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm220419_7038
April Pickens County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_t_catesbaei_5334
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_t_catesbaei_5348
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Ben Geer Keys bgk1542_a
April?
Flowers with wavy-margined, recurved petals and bright yellow anthers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm080507_029
May Greenville County SC
What do you call a four-leaf four-petaled trillium?
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JK Marlow jkm100514_054
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Ovary white, sharply to obscurely angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120512_717
May Greenville County SC
Leaves taper at the base to a short stalk, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_catesbaei
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_catesbaei_22
May
Sepals are falcate (strongly arched) and often purplish, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_catesbaei_24
May
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Steve Marlow snm140519_087b
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Anthers somewhat twisted, curved outward, stigmas joined into a short style, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
COMPARE
flowers of white-flowering Trilliums
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium catesbyi
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium catesbaei
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium catesbaei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-007:
Trillium catesbaei
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium catesbaei
1542
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, cove forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Petioles 3-12mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to pink
turning darker pink with age
Pedicel 1-6cm long
Flowers below the leaves (rarely above)
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
FRUIT:
Summer
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p183
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p058
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p152
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p411
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p349
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p169
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p021
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p421
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p376
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p425
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p455
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p016