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Trillium decumbens

Decumbent Trillium, Trailing Wakerobin

Scientific Name:

Trillium decumbens

Genus:

Trillium

Species Epithet:

decumbens

Common Name:

Decumbent Trillium, Trailing Wakerobin

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)

Native/Alien:

S.E. Native

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Red

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

March, April

Habitat Description:

Moist forests. Native to AL, GA, TN.

Leaf Arrangement:

Whorled

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

(*Key)

Global Rank:

G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key)

State Status:

(*Key)

Decumbent Trillium is an uncommon-to-rare native of TN, GA, and AL. The plant's stem forms an S-shape under the leaf litter, so the plant's leaves are actually resting on the ground.

Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve, Forsyth Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Trillium decumbens. You will likely hear them called Decumbent Trillium, Trailing Wakerobin. This picture shows the Decumbent Trillium is an uncommon-to-rare native of TN, GA, and AL. The plant's stem forms an S-shape under the leaf litter, so the plant's leaves are actually resting on the ground. of Trillium decumbens

Lisa Lofland Gould

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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