Trillium stamineum

red trillium
flower and foliage
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species: T. stamineum
Binomial name
Trillium stamineum
Harbison, 1901

Trillium stamineum (red trillium) is a plant in the trillium family, Melanthiaceae.

Description

Trillium stamineum, also known as the Propeller Trillium, is a herbaceous plant with whorled, marbled, simple leaves, on short, green stems. It is found in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The flowers are dark red (some sources report more chocolate color), borne in spring.[2][3]

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