Trillium sulcatum
| Southern Red Trillium | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. sulcatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trillium sulcatum T.S.Patrick, 1984 | |
Trillium sulcatum, common names: Southern Red Trillium, Barksdale Trillium or Furrowed Wakerobin, is a perennial wildflower which blooms in April and May. Dark reddish in color, it bears its flower on stems above the leaves (pedicellate), with recurved petals. The berry is red. In is endemic to southern Appalachian Mountains.[2]
References
- ↑ "Trillium sulcatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ Thomas S. Patrick (1984). "Trillium sulcatum (Liliaceae), a New Species of the Southern Appalachians". Brittonia/JSTOR (New York Botanical Garden) 36 (1): 26—36.
- Frett, Jeanne (2007). Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center: A Visitor's Guide. Mt. Cuba Center Inc. ISBN 0-9770848-1-7.
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