Trillium undulatum Willd.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Melanthiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem 2–4 dm at anthesis; lvs ovate, thin, 5–10 cm at anthesis, much larger at maturity, sharply acuminate, broadly rounded to a 5–10 mm petiole; peduncle 2–5 cm, erect or declined; sep lanceolate, shorter than the pet; pet white with a streaky purple crescent near the base, lance-ovate to obovate-oblong, undulate, 2–4 cm, acute or acuminate; filaments very slender, longer than the extrorse anthers; ovary pale, 3-lobed; fr erect, 1.5–2 cm; 2n=10. Moist or wet woods and streambanks; Que. and Ont. to N.J. and Pa., s. in the mts. to Tenn. and Ga., and w. to Mich. and Wis. May, June.
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Common Names
painted trillium