TRILLIACEAE - - Trillium Family

Trillium undulatum Willdenow — Painted Trillium

Habitat:

Acidic soils of ridges, slopes, and bog margins, mostly at high elevations and often associated with Rhododendron, Tsuga, Pinus, or Picea. Of all our species, this is the species best adapted to acidic soils. The leaves are distintly petiolate, often ca. 1 cm long, and the leaves have a blue-green cast; populations often have a large number of “monilliums” – 1-leaved juvenile plants. Petals usually white with a red blaze.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].