Trillium rugelii Rendle. Subgenus: Trillium. Southern Nodding Trillium. Phen: Apr-early May. Hab: Rich woodlands and forests over mafic or calcareous rocks. Dist: W. NC and e. TN south to c. GA, and c. AL
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: Petals white or maroon.
Synonymy: = FNA26, K1, K3, K4, Tn, W, Case & Case (1997), Patrick (1986), Patrick (2007); < Trillium cernuum L. – F, RAB, S; < Trillium cernuum L. var. macranthum A.J.Eames & Wiegand – C, G
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily: 2
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