Taxon

Trillium luteum

 
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Trillium luteum - yellow trillium, yellow toadshade, wax trillium
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Common name: yellow trillium, yellow toadshade, wax trillium
Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
Distribution: s.e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Herbaceous perennial
Comments: Yellow trillium is a sessile trillium, meaning the flower is not stalked and arises just above the foliage. It usually flowers in April and May, producing a single yellow flower that has a slight lemony fragrance. The foliage is attractively mottled like other trilliums with gray-green blotches. Plants form thick rhizomes and tend to spread into nice clumps.
Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

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