Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Test-drive A Teaching Key to Trillium.
Learn more about Prairie Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium recurvatum
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Recurved Trillium
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trre5_001_lvd
)
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_recurvatum_6
April
)
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_recurvatum_7
April
Leaves distinctly petiolate, borne in an ascending manner, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
)
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_recurvatum_9
April
Petals 2-3x long as wide, with narrowed bases resembling claws, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
)
David Campbell mdc_trillium_recurvatum
May Catawba County NC
This rich streamside flat is its only known occurrence in NC.
)
David Campbell mdc_trillium_recurvatum_b
May Catawba County NC
)
Patrick D. McMillan pdmtrec_1
Month Unknown
Sepals become sharply recurved and extend downward between petioles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium recurvatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium recurvatum
1553
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich soils over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves distinctly petioled
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon or yellow
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Green
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p182
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p124
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p167
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p374
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p430