2807

Forb
Perennial

Native to North Carolina

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare

Look for it in rich forests, in NC limited to very rich soils of natural levees and lower slopes along the Roanoke River, per Weakley's Flora

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

FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon or green
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Dark green
Berry

 

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

• Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p182
• Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p350
• Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p166
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p375
• Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p431

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium sessile   FAMILY Liliaceae