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Trilliaceae
Trillium

not marked as a favorite taxon Trillium recurvatum L.C. Beck. Common name: Prairie Trillium, Recurved Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Rich soils over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: W. OH west to s. MI, s. WI, and e. IA, south to c. TN, c. AL, c. MS, n. LA, and e. TX; disjunct in the Cumberland Plateau of e. TN, e. KY, and the Blue Ridge and w. Piedmont of NC. The two known NC occurrences (Catawba and Madison counties) appear to be native.

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Subgenus: Sessilia.

ID notes: Petals maroon or yellow.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S, S13, Tn, Tx, Case & Case (1997), Freeman (1975), Patrick (1986); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Trillium recurvatum L.C.Beck 1826

Links to other floras: = Trillium recurvatum - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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