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Plant Details

Trillium maculatum

Scientific Name:	Trillium maculatum
Genus:	Trillium
Species Epithet:	maculatum
Common Name:	Mottled Trillium, Spotted Trillium, Spotted 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:	Feb, March, April
Habitat Description:	Rich forests and floodplains, over calcareous materials such as coquina limestone (“marl”) or on shell middens. Native to AL, FL, GA, SC.
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)
A wonderful display of Trillum maculatum at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Florida Alachua County, FL, cultivated Will Stuart
Per Frederick Case, the petals of Trillium maculatum are narrowly to broadly spatulate and erect, lacking the browner tones of many of the similar sessile Trillium species. Alachua County, FL, cultivated Will Stuart
A sessile Trillium with broadly ovate mottled leaves, erect, bright maroon petals, and purple-maroon sepals with reflexed tips. Augusta-Richmond County, GA Will Stuart