Trillium cuneatum
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| Trillium cuneatum Cheekwood Botanical Garden Nashville, Tennessee |
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T. cuneatum
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| Trillium cuneatum Raf., 1840
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Trillium cuneatum, the little sweet Betsy,[3] is a flowering perennial plant which is native to the southeastern United States, with a few scattered populations naturalized in the midwestern part of the country.[4] It flowers in early March to mid April. It is also known as whip-poor-will flower, large toadshade, purple toadshade, and bloody butcher.[5]
Trillium cuneatum has three broad, mottled leaves surrounding a sessile, banana-scented flower.[6] The petals are erect and maroon, bronze, green, or yellow in color.[6]
Trillium cuneatum prefers to grow in rich soils mostly upland woods, especially limestone soils, also in less calcareous sites. It is found at elevations of 50–400 meters (165–2300 feet).[7]
References
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- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2010 county distribution map
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile: Trillium cuneatum
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- ↑ Flora of North America, Trillium cuneatum
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