Trillium flexipes Rafinesque. Subgenus: Trillium. Bent White Trillium. Phen: Apr. Hab: Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks. Dist: E. PA, s. ON and s. MN south to w. NC, nw. GA, n. AL, ne. MS (Tishomingo County), mostly west of the Blue Ridge, but scattered in the Blue Ridge of NC, and disjunct east of the Blue Ridge in DE, PA, and MD.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Petals white or maroon.
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, FNA26, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, Case & Case (1997), Patrick (1986), Patrick (2007); = Trillium declinatum (A.Gray) Gleason – S, misapplied; = Trillium erectum L. var. declinatum – WV; = Trillium gleasoni Fernald – G; < Trillium erectum L. var. vaseyi (Harb.) H.E.Ahles – RAB
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