- Trillium decumbens
Taxobox
name = "Trailing Trillium"
status = G4
status_system = TNC
status_ref = Cite web
publisher =NatureServe
title = Trillium decumbens
work = NatureServe Explorer
url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+decumbens+
accessdate = 2008-05-09]
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Melanthiaceae
genus = "Trillium "
species = "T. decumbens"
binomial = "Trillium decumbens"
binomial_authority = Harbison"Trillium decumbens", common names: Trailing Trillium or Trailing Wakerobin, is a perennial wildflower which blooms from mid-March to April. Unlike other trilliums, its stems grow along the ground rather than standing upright, so that the plant appears to rest on the ground. Its leaves are mottled green and bronze, overlaid with silver, dying back early in the season. The flowers are dark maroon or purple. After flowering, it bears a dark purple berry.
It is native to southeastern Tennessee and northern Georgia and Alabama, growing in deciduous woodlands.
References
*cite book | first=Jeanne | last=Frett | title=Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center: A Visitor's Guide | publisher=Mt. Cuba Center Inc | year=2007 | isbn=0-9770848-1-7
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