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Trillium underwoodii, the longbract wakerobin,[2] is a plant species found only in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida).[1][3][4]

Trillium underwoodii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Genus:	Trillium
Species:	T. underwoodii
Binomial name
Trillium underwoodii Small
Synonyms[1]
Trillium lanceolatum var. rectistamineum R.R.Gates Trillium rectistamineum (R.R.Gates) H.St.John

Trillium underwoodii is a perennial herb up to 20 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are 2-tone, with light and dark splotches. Flowers are foul-smelling, usually deep maroon or purplish red but occasionally yellow.[5]

References

• Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) Trilliums. ISBN 0-88192-374-5

External links

• Citizen science observations for Trillium underwoodii at iNaturalist
• Floridata
• Native Florida Wildflowers
• Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
• Evolution Plants^{[permanent dead link]}
• Stritch, Larry. "Longbract Trillium (Trillium underwoodii)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
• "Trillium underwoodii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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