Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Test-drive A Teaching Key to Trillium.
You may enjoy Trillium in the South by Will Stuart.
Learn more about Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Material from Kershaw County, SC, that was previously referred to this species represents T. oostingii, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-004:
Trillium lanceolatum FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium lanceolatum
COMMON NAME:
Lanceleaf Trillium, Narrowleaf Trillium
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JK Marlow jkm100313_024
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Sepals abruptly deflexed between and below the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_026
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Seedlings.
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JK Marlow jkm120325_883
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_t_lancifolium_1497
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_5006
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
Sepals abruptly spreading to reflexed, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Bill Sharpton gws1550_a
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves borne in a descending or drooping manner, per Weakley's Flora.
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Harry Davis hld1550_crw_0005
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Petals stiffly erect, extremely narrow; stamens arched over ovary, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm180408_248
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Stems purple below, green above, 10-30 cm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_t_lancifolium_5568
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_lancifolium_atlhis1
April Fulton County GA
Atlanta History Center
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_lancifolium
April Floyd County GA
Coosa River Nature Center
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JK Marlow jkm080507_013
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves mottled, sessile, narrowly elliptic, 2-3" long, rarely > 1" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-004:
Trillium lanceolatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium lanceolatum
1550
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich forests over marble, limestone, and other calcareous substrates, floodplain forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Maroon/ Greenish-maroon
Flowers are sessile.
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Dark purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p177
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p216
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p124?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p424
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p373
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p428
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