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Learn more about Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Trillium grandiflorum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium grandiflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-008:
Trillium grandiflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Large-flowered Trillium, White Wake-robin, Great White Trillium, Showy Wake-robin
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trgr4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm070324_005
March Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_grandiflorum_s
March
Sepals 3-6cm long, 1.8-2.5cm wide, horizontally spreading, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Craig Myers cam_whitepinktrillium
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The widely flaring, ruffled white petals quickly fade to pink, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Harry Davis hld1549_crw_0735
April NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Petals overlap at the base to form a strongly funnel-shaped flower, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
COMPARE
flowers of white-flowering Trilliums
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JK Marlow jkm0404i_03
April Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm0404j_07
April Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm0504m_28
April Polk County NC
Leaves without stalks, blades widest below middle, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm120426_672b
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers above leaves; anthers straight, pale yellow, concealing young ovary, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_303
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm140418_310
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm190413_7325
April Rabun County GA
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Kevin Adams kcatrilliumgrandiflo_w14
April NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Ron Lance rwl_tgrandiflorum
April Jackson County NC
Flowers resemble trumpets, flaring outward from a tube-like base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Tim Spira tpstgrandiflorum5
April
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Bill Sharpton gws_largeflwrtrillium
April? NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_t_grandiflorum_5588
May Mitchell County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_t_grandiflorum_7760
May NC
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Keith Bradley kab_t_grandiflorum_7790
May NC