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giant trillium, sessile trillium

petioled wakerobin, round-leaved trillium

Leaves

ovate to broadly ovate, 6–20 × 5–15 cm, with weak mottling; spots often fading, not glossy;

apex rounded to obtuse, sessile.

round or ovate to elliptic, 7–14 × 5.5– 10.2 cm, green, not mottled, not glossy;

apex round or obtuse;

petioles 5–17 cm.

Scapes

1–3 (rarely more), 20

usually 1, 4–20 cm, glabrous, generally subterranean (occasionally vertical).

Flowers

sessile;

sepals lanceolate, 15–65 × 4–15 mm, green;

margins entire;

apex acute;

petals erect or slightly spreading, linear to obovate, 2–8 × 0.5–3 cm, white to cream-colored;

base sometimes rose pink to purple, rarely entire petal purple;

base often cuneate;

apex rounded to acute;

margins entire;

stamens erect, 10–25 mm;

filaments 1–4 mm, white to greenish white;

anthers erect, 10–20 mm, yellow or greenish white;

ovary ovoid, green or sometimes purple;

stigmas erect to spreading, 3–7 mm.

sessile;

sepals oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate, 20–45 × 7–10 mm, green;

margins entire;

apex acute;

petals erect to incurved, linear-lanceolate, 3–5.5 × 0.4–1 cm; light maroon-red or purple, sometimes yellow to greenish;

margins entire;

apex acute;

stamens erect; (15)22–30 mm;

filaments (3)5–7 mm, dark green;

anthers 16– 20 mm, purple-brown to dark green;

ovary ovoid, 4–9 mm, white to greenish; purplish distally;

stigmas erect, 7–20 mm.

Fruits

ovoid to globose, green to maroon.

ovoid.

55 cm long.

Trillium albidum

Trillium petiolatum

Distribution
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Discussion

2 subspecies.

The two subspecies of T. albidum are known to hybridize where their ranges overlap. This hybrid is sometimes referred to as T. × oregonum.

Seasonally wet places, conifer and mixed forests, near streams and rivers. Flowering Apr–Jun. 400–1900m. BW, Lava. ID, WA. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 314
Tamra Prior
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 315
Tamra Prior
Sibling taxa
T. cuneatum, T. kurabayashii, T. ovatum, T. petiolatum, T. rivale
T. albidum, T. cuneatum, T. kurabayashii, T. ovatum, T. rivale
Subordinate taxa
T. albidum ssp. albidum, T. albidum ssp. parviflorum
Synonyms Trillium chloropetalum
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