Trillium recurvatum

Family:MELANTHIACEAE
Species:Trillium recurvatum L.C. Beck
Common Name:Prairie Trillium; Prairie Wakerobin; Bloody Butcher
Habitat:Prairie woods of the Black Belt or limestone calcareous woods of North Alabama.
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:The sepals of Trillium recurvatum are recurved thus pointing downward alternating between the leaves.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S2 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank)
References:Freeman, J.D. 1975. Revision of Trillium Subgenus Phyllantherum (Liliaceae). Brittonia 27: 1-62.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMELANTHIACEAE - Bunchflower family
Genus Trillium
Species Trillium recurvatum L.C. Beck - Prairie Trillium; Prairie Wakerobin; Bloody Butcher

Citation

Citation Trillium recurvatum L.C. Beck, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 11(1): 178–179. 1826.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: MISSOURI: Fertile woods, St. Louis, Apr 1842, Geyer s.n. (Neotype: PH; isoneotypes: BM, GH, KIEL, OXF, P, YU).--Lectotypification by Freeman 1975.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Colbert, Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1943 - 1984

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000000306 Colbert 10 Apr 1969 KRAL, ROBERT
34157
AUA
TRILLIUM RECURVATUM BECK
TROY000046841 Colbert 19 Apr 2014 England, J. Kevin
4806
TROY
Trillium recurvatum Beck
UWAL0016076 Colbert 19 Apr 2014 England, J. Kevin
4806
UWAL
Trillium recurvatum Beck
UNA00007791 Cullman 26 Apr 1943 Harper, Roland M.
3929
UNA
Trillium recurvatum Beck
AUA000000307 Lawrence 10 Apr 1969 KRAL, ROBERT
34153
AUA
TRILLIUM RECURVATUM BECK
UWAL0002526 Lawrence 13 Apr 1981 Kral, Robert
66880
UWAL
Trillium recurvatum Beck
UNA00065268 Lawrence 07 Apr 2003 England, J. Kevin
374
UNA
Trillium recurvatum Beck
UNA00065284 Lawrence 09 Apr 2003 England, J. Kevin
390
UNA
Trillium recurvatum Beck
TROY000025937 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12238
TROY
Trillium recurvatum Beck
AMAL00010413 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2616
AMAL
Trillium recurvatum Beck
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