Biology:Trillium ludovicianum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Trillium ludovicianum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. ludovicianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trillium ludovicianum Harb.[1]
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Trillium ludovicianum, the Louisiana wakerobin[2] or Louisiana trillium,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is found only in the south-central United States , in Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas .[4][5][6][7]
Description
Trillium ludovicianum is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Flowers are dark red, purple, or dark green, sometimes with irregular markings. The plant grows in moist woods and floodplains.[8]
Taxonomy
Trillium ludovicianum was described by American botanist Thomas Grant Harbison in 1901.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Trillium ludovicianum Harb.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/258343-2.
- ↑ "Trillium ludovicianum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TRLU2. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Pistrang, Mark. "Louisiana Trillium (Trillium ludovicianum)". United States Forest Service. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/trillium_ludovicianum.shtml.
- ↑ "Trillium ludovicianum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=290435.
- ↑ "Trillium ludovicianum", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Trillium%20ludovicianum.png, retrieved 3 October 2019
- ↑ Harbison, T. G. (1901). "New or little known species of Trillium". Biltmore Botanical Studies 1 (1): 23–24. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42992472#page/29/mode/1up. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Trillium ludovicianum Harbison Louisiana wakerobin, Louisiana trillium
- ↑ Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002), "Trillium ludovicianum", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 26, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101998
Bibliography
- Case, Frederick W.; Case, Roberta B. (1997). Trilliums. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-374-2. https://archive.org/details/trilliums00case.
External links
- Citizen science observations for Trillium ludovicianum at iNaturalist
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service
- Pacific Bulb Society, Trillium Species Two photos of several species
- Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) occurrence data and maps for Trillium ludovicianum
- "Trillium ludovicianum". NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146269/Trillium_ludovicianum.
Wikidata ☰ Q3539181 entry
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