Trillium maculatum Rafinesque. Subgenus: Sessilia. Mottled Trillium, Spotted Trillium. Phen: Jan-Mar (-mid Apr). Hab: Rich forests and floodplains, over calcareous materials such as coquina limestone ("marl") or on shell middens. Dist: S. SC south to n. FL, west to sc. AL
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: Petals maroon or yellow.
Synonymy: = FNA26, K1, K3, K4, WH3, Case & Case (1997), Freeman (1975), Patrick (1986), Patrick (2007); < Trillium sessile L. – S, misapplied; < Trillium viride Beck – RAB, misapplied
Heliophily: 3
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© Alan Cressler: Trillium maculatum, Wolf Creek Preserve, Grady County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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