Trillium albidum |
Trillium petiolatum |
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giant trillium, sessile trillium |
petioled wakerobin, round-leaved trillium |
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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. |
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Trillium albidum |
Trillium petiolatum |
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Distribution | ||
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 |
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Synonyms | Trillium chloropetalum | |
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