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Trailing Trillium
Trillium decumbens
34.8, -83.69
Field Notes
Description:
Unlike most other trilliums, trailing trillium is characterized by carrying its three leaves close to the ground rather than standing upright, so that the plant appears to rest on the ground. Its leaves are mottled green and bronze, overlaid with silver, dying back early in the season. The flowers are dark maroon or purple, starting to bloom in mid-March.
Habitat:
USA: AL , GA , TN Thin, open rocky wooded slopes, mature deciduous woodlands, rocky talus and disintegrating shale, flats (floodplains) of small streams and adjacent slopes near river entrance; 50--200m.
Notes:
Spotted in Tray Mountain Wilderness - Tray Mountain, GA
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedJune 26, 2014
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