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Trillium vaseyi Harbison

Wake robin

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassLiliidaeIncludes lilies, orchids, and many others
OrderLilialesIncludes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others
FamilyMelanthiaceaeTrillium family
GenusTrillium“Three-petaled lily”
SpeciesvaseyiNamed for George Richard Vasey (1852-1921), son of George Vasey (a doctor and later botanist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture), who collected plants in California for the government in 1876 and 1880 and later settled in Washington state

About plant names...

Vasey's trillium is native to the southeastern United States.

Identification: Plants have one to two round stems, and are 12-26″ (30-65 cm) tall. Three leaves form a whorl atop each stem. Leaves are almost triangular in shape, sometimes wider near the base than they are long, 4-8″ (10-20 cm) × 2-8″ (6-20 cm) in size. While the flower appears above the leaves in many species of Trillium, these droop below, on a short petiole. Each flower is maroon (rarely yellow) in color, with three petals, 1-2½″ (3-6.5 cm) × 1½-2″ (4-6 cm). Each flower has a mild sweet odor. Fruits are dark reddish maroon, generally oval but sometimes with flattened sides, ⅜-½″ (1-1.4 cm) × ⅜-¾″ (1-2 cm).

See also this Trillium comparison table.

Online References:

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Wildflowers of the United States

Www.nativeplanttrust.org

EFloras

Trillium erectum L. var. vaseyi (Harbison) H.E. Ahles

 

Trillium vaseyi description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Trillium vaseyi (wake robin)

6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

Trillium vaseyi (wake robin)

6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

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