OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 30 taxa in the family Trilliaceae, Trillium family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Little Sweet Betsy, Purple Toadshade

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium cuneatum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium cuneatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cuneatum var. cuneatum 041-03-001a   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: In rich soils of cove forests, moist slopes, and bottomlands, usually over mafic or calcareous rocks, locally abundant

Common to uncommon, locally abundant (rare in SC Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Louisiana Trillium, Louisiana Wake-robin

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium ludovicianum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium ludovicianum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplains, streambanks, ravine forests

Native: west of Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Lookout Mountain Trillium, Ruby Falls Trillium, Freeman's Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium species 3   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests

Rare (endemic to the Lookout Mountain region of nw. GA, se. TN & ne. AL)

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Ocmulgee Trillium, Oaky Woods Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium delicatum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich, mesic, deciduous forests

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium decipiens   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium decipiens   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Uncommon

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Decumbent Trillium, Trailing Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium decumbens   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium decumbens   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Uncommon

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Relict Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium reliquum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium reliquum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests on bluffs and ravine slopes

Rare

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Sessile Trillium, Sessile Toadshade, Toad Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium sessile   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium sessile   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Underwood's Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium underwoodii   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium underwoodii   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yellow Trillium, Yellow Toadshade, Lemon-scented Trillium, Wax Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium luteum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium luteum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cuneatum var. luteum 041-03-001b   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks, locally abundant in the vicinity of the Great Smokies

Locally abundant in the vicinity of the Great Smokies, uncommon to rare elsewhere. Nearly endemic to the Southern Appalachians

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Mottled Trillium, Spotted Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium maculatum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium maculatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium viride 041-03-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests and floodplains, over calcareous materials such as coquina limestone ("marl") or on shell middens

Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Pale Yellow Trillium, Faded Trillium, Small Yellow Toadshade, Savannah River Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium discolor   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium discolor   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium discolor 041-03-003   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich cove and bluff forests, restricted to the Savannah River drainage; rare

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Twisted Trillium, Helicopter Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium stamineum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium stamineum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplains, slopes, especially over limestone

Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Lanceleaf Trillium, Narrowleaf Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium lancifolium   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium lancifolium   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium lanceolatum 041-03-004   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests over marble, limestone, and other calcareous substrates, floodplain forests

Rare

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Wateree River Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium oostingii   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich bottomland forests

Rare (apparently endemic to SC's Kershaw-Richland counties along Wateree River)

Native to South Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Recurved Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium recurvatum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium recurvatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich soils over calcareous or mafic rocks

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Northern Nodding Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium cernuum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium cernuum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cernuum 041-03-005?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist rich woods, seepage edges, damp forests with Fraxinus nigra and Ulmus americana, on mafic or calcareous substrates

Native: north of the Carolinas

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Nodding Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium rugelii   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium rugelii   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cernuum 041-03-005?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich woodlands and forests over mafic or calcareous rocks

Uncommon in Mountains, rare in Piedmont

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Red Trillium, Purple Trillium, Stinking Willie, Stinking Benjamin

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium erectum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Trillium erectum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. erectum 041-03-006a   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Wooded slopes, usually at middle to high elevations

Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Red Trillium, Barksdale's Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium sulcatum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium sulcatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. erectum 041-03-006a?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Coves and moist slopes

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Trillium, Sweet Beth

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium vaseyi   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium vaseyi   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. vaseyi 041-03-006b   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, other rich forests

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain), endemic to Southern Appalachians

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Bent Trillium, Bent White Trillium, Bentstalk Trillium, Drooping Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium flexipes   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium flexipes   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. vaseyi 041-03-006b?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Sweet White Trillium, Confusing Trillium, Jeweled Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium simile   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium simile   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. vaseyi 041-03-006b?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Very rich soils of slopes and coves over mafic or calcareous rocks, often also in or near seepage

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Amicalola Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium species 2   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests

Rare

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium catesbyi   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium catesbaei   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium catesbaei 041-03-007   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, cove forests

Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Large-flowered Trillium, Great White Trillium, White Wake-robin, Showy Wake-robin

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium grandiflorum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium grandiflorum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium grandiflorum 041-03-008   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich coves and mesic slopes, also less typically on ridges over "rich" rock types

Common in Mountains of GA & NC, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare in SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Persistent Trillium, Edna's Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium persistens   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium persistens   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Acidic forests with hemlocks and heaths

Rare, endemic to a portion of Tallulah-Tugaloo river system in nw. SC & ne. GA

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Carolina Least Trillium, Virginia Dwarf Trillium, Aiken Least Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium pusillum +   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

PLANTS National Database: Trillium pusillum +   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium pusillum 041-03-009   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Georgia Least Trillium

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium georgianum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Trillium pusillum var. pusillum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Hardwood flatwoods

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Painted Trillium, Striped Wake-robin

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillidium undulatum   FAMILY: Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium undulatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium undulatum 041-03-010   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Acidic soils of ridges, slopes, and bog margins, mostly at high elevations and often associated with Rhododendron, Tsuga, Pinus, or Picea

Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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