OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium stamineum   FAMILY Trilliaceae   Go to FSUS key


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium stamineum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)

Trillium stamineum

 

COMMON NAME:
Twisted Trillium, Helicopter Trillium


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image of Trillium stamineum, Twisted Trillium, Helicopter Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_trillium_stamineum_2

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The narrow, twisted, spreading petals resemble an airplane propeller, 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 stamineum   FAMILY Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium stamineum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium stamineum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2808

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: floodplains, slopes, especially over limestone, per Weakley's Flora

Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile

FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon (rarely yellow)
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Purplish
Berry

 

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