Trillium petiolatum

Trillium petiolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Genus:	Trillium
Species:	T. petiolatum
Binomial name
Trillium petiolatum Pursh, 1813
Synonyms[1]
Trillium petiolatum f. luteum V.G.Soukup

Trillium petiolatum, the Idaho trillium^[2] or round leaf trillium, is a species of Trillium native to the northwestern Western United States, the States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.^[1][3][4]

It is somewhat unique among Trillium species as it has round petiolate leaves and flowers close to the ground as opposed to most other Trillium species which flower above the leaves. The plant is small, measuring just a few inches tall. It generally flowers from early April to late May and its flower is typically dark maroon to purple in color. It can be found near stream beds, under scrub brush, and near the edges of forests. Like most other trillium varieties in the Pacific Northwest, this variety prefers acidic soil.^[5][6]

Morphology^[6]

• Scapes: 4-17 cm long, terete.
• Leaves: petiolate.
• Blades: 7-14 cm long x 5.5-10.2 cm wide, not mottled.
• Flower: sessile.
• Sepals: 22-47 mm long x 7-10 mm wide.
• Petals: 30-55 mm long x 4-10 mm wide, red, maroon, purple, green or yellow, not spirally twisted.
• Anthers: 16-20 mm long, with latrorse dehiscence.
• Ovary: 4-9 mm long.
• Stigmas: 7-20 mm long.

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Trillium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
4. Soukup, Victor G. 1982. Phytologia 50:290-291
5. Wallace W Hansen. "Native Plants of the Northwest". Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
6. Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 113 Trillium petiolatum

External links

• Oregon Flora Project