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Sweet Betsy
Trillium cuneatum
35.9269, -79.0386
Field Notes
Description:
A flowering perennial plant which flowers in early March to mid-April. It is also known as whippoor-will flower, large toadshade, purple toadshade, and bloody butcher. The plant has three broad, mottled leaves surrounding a sessile, banana-scented flower. The petals are erect and maroon, bronze, green, or yellow in color.
Habitat:
This wildflower prefers to grow in rich soils mostly upland woods, especially limestone soils, also in less calcareous sites. Native to parts of the southeastern United States.
Notes:
Seen in woods in my neighborhood.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
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