OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium rugelii   FAMILY Trilliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium rugelii   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Trillium rugelii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)

Trillium rugelii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Trillium rugelii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Trillium rugelii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-005?:

Trillium cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Trillium cernuum var. macranthum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Trillium cernuum

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Nodding Trillium


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image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm230320_1733

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Samantha Tessel    sam032023_1791

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Ovary white, or white w purple apex, or w blushes of pink or purple, or entirely pinkish-purple. — Tom Patrick (personal communication)

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Samantha Tessel    sam032023_1792

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Samantha Tessel    sam032023_1793

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Anthers may not be burgundy, but either albino, yellow or pale pinkish-purple. — Tom Patrick (personal communication)

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Bill Sharpton    gws1555_a

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

For years T. rugelii was thought to be synonymous with T. cernuum, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm070407_022

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

"T. cernuum" is now considered to be restricted to the northeastern US, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm090412_208

April    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Petals ovate to elliptic, much broader than the sepals, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm170401_437

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Leaves not mottled, rhombic to rhombic-ovate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm170408_493

April    Laurens County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Petals strongly recurved; ovary mostly white to pink, stamens bicolored, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm190413_7268

April    Rabun County    GA

Pedicel normally below the leaves, when above, the flower facing downward, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_t_rugelii_southnod_9

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image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_trillium_rugelii_2

April        

image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_trillium_rugelii_9

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Filaments white; anthers lavender to vivid purple and longer than filaments, per Weakley's Flora.


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image of Trillium rugelii, Southern Nodding Trillium

JK Marlow    jkm080504_001

May    Swain County    NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Petals white or maroon, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Trillium rugelii   FAMILY Trilliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium rugelii   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trillium rugelii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium rugelii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Trillium rugelii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trillium rugelii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-005?:
Trillium cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Trillium cernuum var. macranthum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium cernuum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1555

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich woodlands and forests over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Mountains, rare in Piedmont

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LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile to subsessile

FLOWER:
Spring
White or maroon
Pedicel 1-1.5x length of sepals
Flowers below the leaves
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Dark maroon-purple
Berry

 

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