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giant purple wakerobin

Leaves

ovate to broadly ovate; (9)11–18(25) × (8)12–17 cm, bright green, usually with prominent light and dark green spots, occasionally lightly mottled with mottling fading with age; somewhat glossy;

apex acuminate, sessile.

Scapes

2, 25–55 cm, glabrous.

Flowers

sessile;

sepals oblong- to lance-linear, 3.5–6(7.5) × 1–1.5 cm, green with purple streaks;

margins entire;

apex acute to round-acute;

petals maroon, spreading-erect to erect, linear to oblanceolate, 5.5–11 × 2–3.5 cm; maroon;

base cuneate;

apex round-acute;

margins entire;

stamens erect; (11)15–26 mm;

filaments 2–4 mm, dark purple;

anthers 13–24 mm; dark maroon;

ovary ovoid, dark purple, rounded or with 6 angles;

stigmas erect, 6–8 mm.

Fruits

ovoid to ellipsoid; dark reddish purple.

Trillium cernuum

Trillium kurabayashii

Distribution
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Discussion

Along streams, meadows, forests, found often with oak trees. Flowering Mar–May. 0–1500m. Est, Sisk. CA. Native.

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