Trillium gracile
| Sabine River wakerobin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. gracile |
| Binomial name | |
| Trillium gracile J.D. Freeman | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Trillium gracile, common names Sabine River wakerobin,[3] slender trillium or graceful trillium, is a plant species native to the region along the Sabine River in western Louisiana and eastern Texas. It generally grows in mature pine and hardwood forests, on riverbanks, etc.[4][5][6]
Trillium gracile is a perennial herb spreading by underground rhizomes. The stem has 3 bracts in a whorl well above ground, each bract up to 8.5 cm (3.4 inches) long, the blades green mottled with darker green splotches. Flowers are solitary on each scape, purple with a musty-like fragrance.[4][7][8]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ "Trillium gracile". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 110.
- ↑ Freeman, John Daniel. Sida 3: 289. 1969-292.
- ↑ Dave's Garden Plant Files
- ↑ Berg, R. Y. 1958. Seed dispersal, morphology, and phylogeny of Trillium. Skr. Norske Vidensk.-Akad. Oslo, Mat.-Natkurvidensk. Kl. 1958(1): 1–36.
- ↑ Case, F. W. and R. B. Case. 1997. Trilliums. Portland. Gates, R. R. 1917b. A systematic study of the North American genus Trillium, its variability and its relation to Paris and Medeola. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 43–92.
External links
- Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) occurrence data and maps for Trillium gracile
- "Trillium gracile". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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