Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillidium undulatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium undulatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium undulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-010:
Trillium undulatum FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium undulatum
COMMON NAME:
Painted Trillium, Striped Wake-robin
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trun_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120426_826
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Occasionally a trillium has four leaves!
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JK Marlow jkm120426_828
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm230420_2716
April Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230420_2718
April Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_t_undulatum_03100
April Greenville County SC
Sepals spreading, wine red to dull maroon green, rarely white-striated, per Flora of North America.
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Harry Davis hld1558_crw_6419
May NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Filaments are white; anthers yellow or purple; ovary white, not angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0505f_21
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Of all of our trilliums, this is the best adapted to acid soils, per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_t_undulatum_5702
May Mitchell County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_t_undulatum_73370
May NC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_undulatum_lake_w_16
May Union County GA
Lake Winfield Scott
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_undulatum_2
May
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Will Stuart wil211240029_6c6aaeec58
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petals usually white with an inverted red "V" near the base, often undulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0507n_17
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves are clearly petioled and acuminate, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Tim Spira tpstundulatum
July
Berry scarlet, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.2-2.2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0508b_07
August Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaves distintly petiolate, often ~ 1cm long, and have a blue-green cast, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm0508c_15
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petioles 3-20 mm long; pedicels 1.5-5.8 cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillidium undulatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium undulatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium undulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-010:
Trillium undulatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium undulatum
1558
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Acidic soils of ridges, slopes, and bog margins, mostly at high elevations and often associated with Rhododendron, Tsuga, Pinus, or Picea, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Petioles 3-20mm long
FLOWER:
Spring
White
(with inverted red "V")
Pedicel 1.5-5.8cm long
Flowers above the leaves
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p040
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p158
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p124
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p095
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p168
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p022
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p426
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p380
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p433
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p459
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p016