1543

Forb
Perennial

Native: north of the Carolinas

Documented growing wild in - - -

Rare

Look for it im moist rich woods, seepage edges, damp forests with Fraxinus nigra and Ulmus americana, on mafic or calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora

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...Wet ...Moist

LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile to subsessile

FLOWER:
Spring
White (rarely pink, maroon, or green)
Pedicel 1.5-3cm long
Flowers below the leaves
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals

FRUIT:
Summer
Dark red
Berry

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p124
• Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p170
• Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p018
• Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p019
• Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p016

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Trillium cernuum   FAMILY Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-005?:
Trillium cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Trillium cernuum