Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium vaseyi
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium vaseyi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium vaseyi
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-006b:
Trillium erectum var. vaseyi FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium vaseyi
COMMON NAME:
Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Trillium, Sweet Beth
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Alan Cressler alc_5694507857_9b36dcb4ce
April Fannin County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
The largest flower of all Trillium species, often nearly 4" in diameter, per Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962).
Jim Fanning jcf_tvaseyi2
April Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Stamens with yellow to maroon anthers, much longer than purple-black ovary, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm100422_055
April Pickens County SC
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
Flower on a long stalk, horizontal or declined below the leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
Tim Spira tpstvaseyi_flw1
April
The flower is just opening - sepals still developing and petals still recurving.
JK Marlow jkm0305d_13a
May Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Leaves solid green, rhombic, 4-8" long & wide, with a tapering base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm060508_107
May Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
Nodding flowers with broadly ovate petals and long exserted stamens, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
JK Marlow jkm160502_074
May Macon County NC
Petals strongly overlapping, usually maroon (rarely white or whitish), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium vaseyi
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium vaseyi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium vaseyi
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-006b:
Trillium erectum var. vaseyi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium vaseyi