Trillium catesbaei
Catesby’s Trillium, Bashful Trillium
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Georeference Points from GBIF


Morphology

Scapesterete in cross-section, 20-45 cm tall.
Blades6.5-15 cm long x 4-8 cm wide, with a pseudopetiolate base, tip rather blunt to acuminate.
Flowerpedicellate, rarely erect.
Sepalsgreen, sometimes purple-streaked, 2-4.5 cm long x 0.7-0.8 cm wide, tips acuminate.
Petals3.5-5 cm long x 1-2(3) cm wide, white, pink, or rose, tips acuminate.
Anthers5-14 mm long, yellow.
Ovary4-12 mm long x 3-7 mm wide.
Stigmas4-10 mm long.
Fruitgreenish to whitish, 1-1.5 cm in diameter.

Anthesis

Flowering from late March to early June.


Distribution

United States: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee


Reference(s)

Based on F.W. Case, Jr. Trillium in Flora of North America, volume 26. 2002. Oxford University Press.

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Fact Sheet Developed By

Pedro Oñativia Lake © 2007

Trillium catesbaei
© J.R. Manhart
Trillium catesbaei
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Trillium catesbaei
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