Trillium persistens
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| Persistent Trillium | |
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| Persistent Trillium, Trillium persistens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. persistens |
| Binomial name | |
| Trillium persistens W.H.Duncan |
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The Persistent Trillium (Trillium persistens) is a flowering plant in the genus Trillium of family Melanthiaceae (formerly Trilliaceae). The plant is also called the "persistent wakerobin".
Persistent Trillium is an endangered herbaceous perennial plant that grows to a height of 20–30 cm, with three leaves in a whorl near the top of the stem just below the flower; each leaf is broad lanceolate, 3–9 cm long and 1.5–3.5 cm broad. The white flower has three petals, each petal 2–3.5 cm long and 0.5–1 cm broad.
This plant has a limited range in parts of the United States in the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
[edit] References
- ^ "Trillium persistens". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+persistens+. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
[edit] External links
- Flora of North America: Trillium persistens
- Persistent trillium information, Fish and Wildlife Service
- USDA information
- brief description with information
- Trillium persistens Fact Sheet
