Biology:Trillium lancifolium

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Trillium lancifolium
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Gadsden County, Florida

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species:
T. lancifolium
Binomial name
Trillium lancifolium
Synonyms[4]

Trillium lancifolium, the lanceleaf wakerobin,[5] lance-leaved trillium,[6] or narrow-leaved trillium, is a species of plants native to the southeastern United States . It is known to occur in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee .[7] The species is imperiled in Alabama and Florida, and critically imperiled in South Carolina and Tennessee.[1]

Description

These plants are smaller than most other species in the genus, usually no more than 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, with comparatively inconspicuous flowers and leaves. As implied by both scientific and common names, the (lanceolate) leaves are notably narrow, about 2.5 times as long as they are broad, with the widest portion being more-or-less central. The petals are usually maroon or brownish-maroon, quite erect, and more slender than in most other species of Trillium.[8]

Taxonomy

Trillium lancifolium was first described and named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1840.[3] (As of March 2023), the name Trillium lancifolium Raf. is widely recognized.[5][8][4] The species is a member of the sessile-flowered trilliums (Trillium subgen. Sessilia), a group of species typified by Trillium sessile.[9]

Distribution and habitat

Trillium lancifolium typically occurs in shady upland hardwood forests, but can be found in various other communities with some shade. Populations are usually scattered, and the individual plants are often present at low population levels.[8]

Ecology

Trillium lancifolium blooms from February to May.

References

Bibliography

  • Case, Frederick W.; Case, Roberta B. (1997). Trilliums. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-374-2. https://archive.org/details/trilliums00case. 
  • Lampley, Jayne A. (2021). A systematic and biogeographic study of Trillium (Melanthiaceae) (PhD). University of Tennessee. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  • Lampley, Jayne A.; Gereau, Roy; Floden, Aaron; Schilling, Edward E. (2022-07-05). "A revised subgeneric classification of Trillium (Parideae, Melanthiaceae)". Phytotaxa 552 (5): 278–286. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.552.5.1. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3009657 entry