Trillium underwoodii
| Trillium underwoodii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. underwoodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Trillium underwoodii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trillium underwoodii, the longbract wakerobin,[2] is a plant species found only in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida).[1][3][4]
Trillium underwoodii is a perennial herb up to 20 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are 2-tone, with light and dark splotches. Flowers are foul-smelling, usually deep maroon or purplish red but occasionally yellow.[5]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Trillium underwoodii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Small, John Kunkel 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(4): 172–173.
- ↑ Flora of North America FNA Vol. 26 Page 116 Trillium underwoodii Small
- Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5
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