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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Trillium luteum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium luteum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium luteum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-001b:
Trillium cuneatum var. luteum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Trillium viride var. luteum
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Trillium sessile
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Trillium, Yellow Toadshade, Lemon-scented Trillium, Wax Trillium
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Ben Geer Keys bgk1545_a
April
Leaves sometimes only weakly mottled, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).
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Craig Myers cam_groupoftrilliums
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Flower lemon-scented, petals more or less erect & > 2x long as stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Harry Davis hld1545_crw_0782
April
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ovary and stamens greenish-white during flowering, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
stamen color in yellow-flowering Trilliums
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JK Marlow jkm080420_008
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm080420_026
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm140418_316
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pollen sacs facing inward, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_319
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm150424_662
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160426_565
April Polk County NC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm170415_696
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_trillium_luteum_03029
April NC
Petals erect, somewhat overlapping concealing inner parts, not clawed, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).
COMPARE
petal shape in yellow-flowering Trilliums
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Keith Bradley kab_trillium_luteum_4687
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_luteum_6
April
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JK Marlow jkm160727_416
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm160727_416b
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden