Trillium discolor
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Trillium discolor |
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Trillium discolor, the mottled wakerobin,[4] faded trillium or small yellow toadshade, is a spring-flowering perennial plant.
Distribution
It is native to areas of the Savannah River drainage system of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
It is locally common in rich woods within its restricted range, as at Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve and Lake Keowee.
Description
Trillium discolor has a flower with pale yellow petals which stand upright at the junction of the three leaves.
References
- ↑ by Samuel Curtis and William Jackson Hooker, published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 58, Plate 3097
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- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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- Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5