Trillium viride
Trillium viride, wood wakerobin,[1] is a plant species found only in the central United States (States of Missouri and Illinois).[2][3][4]
| Trillium viride | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. viride |
| Binomial name | |
| Trillium viride | |
Trillium viride is a perennial herb up to 35 cm tall. Flowers are sometimes entirely green, sometimes entirely purple, sometimes 2-tone with green and purple streaks or bands. The plant grows in richly wooded areas, often on steep hillsides.[5]
References
- "Trillium viride". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Beck, Lewis Caleb 1826. American Journal of Science, and Arts 11(1): 178
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium viride". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5
External links
- Citizen science observations for Trillium viride at iNaturalist
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Trillium viride Beck Wood trillium, Wood wakerobin, Green trillium, Green wakerobin
- Trillium photo gallery, Dr. John D. Freeman's pictures
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