Trillium sulcatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. sulcatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trillium sulcatum T.S.Patrick, 1984
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Trillium sulcatum, the furrowed wakerobin,[2] southern red trillium or Barksdale trillium, is a perennial wildflower which blooms in April and May. It is native to southern Appalachian Mountains and nearby areas from West Virginia to Alabama.[3][4]
Trillium sulcatum bears its dark reddish flowers on stems above the pedicellate leaves, with recurved (bent backwards) petals. The berry is also red.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Trillium sulcatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trillium sulcatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Thomas S. Patrick (1984). "Trillium sulcatum (Liliaceae), a New Species of the Southern Appalachians". Brittonia. 36 (1). New York Botanical Garden: 26–36. doi:10.2307/2806287.
- ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 104 Southern red trillium, Barksdale trillium, Trillium sulcatum T. S. Patrick, Brittonia. 36: 27, figs. 1–4. 1984.
External links
- Frett, Jeanne (2007). Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center: A Visitor's Guide. Mt. Cuba Center Inc. ISBN 0-9770848-1-7.
- Wildflowers of the United States
- North Carolina Native Plant Society
- Southeastern Flora
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