Trillium underwoodii

Trillium underwoodii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species: T. underwoodii
Binomial name
Trillium underwoodii
Synonyms[1]
  • Trillium lanceolatum var. rectistamineum R.R.Gates
  • Trillium rectistamineum (R.R.Gates) H.St.John

Trillium underwoodii, the longbract wakerobin,[2] is a plant species found only in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida).[1][3][4]

Trillium underwoodii is a perennial herb up to 20 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are 2-tone, with light and dark splotches. Flowers are foul-smelling, usually deep maroon or purplish red but occasionally yellow.[5]

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