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Trilliaceae
Trillium

not marked as a favorite taxon Trillium pusillum Michaux var. virginianum Fernald. Common name: Virginia Least Trillium, Virginia Dwarf Trillium. Phenology: Late Mar-May; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Bottomland forests along small streams in the upper Coastal Plain, swamps and bottomland forests, also mesic beech islands in swamp forests. Distribution: Var. virginianum occurs in the Coastal Plain of se. VA.

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Subgenus: Delostylis.

ID notes: Petals white to pink.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: < Trillium pusillum Michx. — G, RAB, S, S13, Patrick (1986), Timmerman-Erskine, Dute, & Boyd (2002); < Trillium pusillum Michx. var. virginianum Fernald — C, F, FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, Va, Bodkin & Reveal (1982), Case & Case (1997); < Trillium virginianum (Fernald) C.F.Reed. Basionym: Trillium pusillum Michx. var. virginianum Fernald 1943

Links to other floras: < Trillium pusillum var. virginianum - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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native range: MD, VA, WV & NC



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