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3425

Forb
Perennial

Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -

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

Look for it in rich forests, per Weakley's Flora

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

FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Berry

 

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
 Trillium species 3   FAMILY Trilliaceae

LESS THAN Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
 Trillium ludovicianum

(?) Trillium freemanii

 

COMMON NAME:
 Lookout Mountain Trillium

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image of Trillium species 3

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_t_ludovicianum_4

April        

Leaves more strongly mottled than T. cuneatum, some w faint silvery stripe, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium species 3

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_t_ludovicianum_6

April        

Petals narrow (< 1/2" wide); ovary purplish; floral fragrance obnoxious, per Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007).