Trillium cuneatum Rafinesque. Subgenus: Sessilia. Sweet Betsy, Purple Toadshade, Large Toadshade, Wedge-petal Trillium, Bloody Butcher. Phen: (Jan-) Mid Mar-Apr; late May-Jun. Hab: In rich soils of cove forests, moist slopes, and bottomlands, usually over mafic or calcareous rocks, locally abundant. Dist: Nc. NC, c. KY, and s. IL south to sc. GA, sc. AL, and s. MS. Sometimes spreading from cultivation outside of this area.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: Petals maroon, yellow, green, or various intermediate shades.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA26, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Pa, Tn, W, Case & Case (1997), Freeman (1975), Patrick (1986), Patrick (2007); = Trillium cuneatum Raf. var. cuneatum – RAB; > Trillium cuneatum Raf. – F; > Trillium hugeri Small – S; >< Trillium underwoodii Small – S, misapplied; >< Trillium viride Beck – F, misapplied with respect to NC material; < Trillium viride Beck var. luteum (Muhl.) Gleason – G, misapplied (also see T. luteum)
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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© Alan Cressler: Trillium cuneatum, Macon County, North Carolina 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Trillium cuneatum, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Trillium cuneatum, Gwinnett County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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