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Sweet Wakerobin

Trillium vaseyi

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Field Notes

Description:

This gorgeous deep maroon trillium sports some of the largest blooms for the genus. Of the two red blooming trilliums in this area, this is the one with the flower on a pedicel, i.e. the blossom nods below the leaves.

Habitat:

Found only in the mountains of the southeastern United States.

Notes:

Spotted in the Cohutta Wilderness Area

Reference Links:

Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi) - Information on Vasey's Trillium, Trillium vaseyi, US Wildflower - Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin - Trillium vaseyi

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Flowers of the Southeastern United States
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2014

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