Trillium albidum ssp. parviflorum

Trillium albidum ssp. parviflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
Subkingdom:	Tracheobionta;
Phylum:	Spermatophyta;
Subphylum:	Magnoliophyta;
Class:	Magnoliopsida;
Subclass:	Lilianeae;
Order:	Liliales;
Family:	Melanthiaceae;
Genus:	Trillium L.;
Species:	Triodanis albidum ssp. parviflorum V.G. Soukup;

Scientific Name: Trillium albidum ssp. parviflorum
Family: Melanthiaceae
Common Names: small-flowered trillium, small-flowered wakerobin
Previous Names/Misapplications: Trillium parviflorum, Trillium chloropetalum.
Codon: TRIALB

Photo CNLM

Taxonomy

Description

Perennial herbs bearing solitary, sessile flowers subtended by a whorl of 3 leaves. Sepals 3, distinct or nearly so and persistent, petals 3, white to creamy white, occasionally pink to purple-tinged at base. Ovary superior, 3-celled; stigmas 3. Stamens 6. Leaves sessile, obscurely mottled. Fruit a many-seeded, berrylike capsule.^[1]

Bloom Period

March-May

Distribution

West Cascades, Pierce County, WA, South to northern Willamette Valley.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, Oak-ash woodlands, thickets.

Propagation

Grows readily from seed in gardens.^[1]

Photo Gallery

Photo Robert T. George 2016
Photo Rod Gilbert 2003
Young growth Photo CNLM
Seedling Photo CNLM

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press

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