Trillium cernuum
Nodding Trillium, Trille Penché
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Georeference Points from GBIF


Morphology

Scapesterete, 15-40(-60) cm tall, glabrous.
Blades5-15 cm long x 6-15(18) cm wide, tip acuminate.
Flowerpedicellate, nodding.
Sepalsgreen, 9-30 mm long, tips acuminate.
Petalswhite (rarely pink), strongly recurved, 1.5-2.5 cm long x 0.9-1.5 cm wide, tips acuminate.
Anthers2.0-6.5 mm long.
Ovary3-12 mm long x 3-10 mm wide.
Stigmaswhite, 3-8 mm long.
Fruitdark red.

Anthesis

Flowering from April to July.


Distribution

Canada: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

United States: Conneticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.


Reference(s)

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

A full treatment is available for Trillium at www.eFloras.org


Fact Sheet Developed By

Pedro Oñativia Lake © 2007

Trillium cernuum
© 1997-2007 David G. Smith
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