Trillium sessile

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Family:MELANTHIACEAE
Species:Trillium sessile L.
Common Name:Sessile Trillium; Toad Trillium; Sessile Toadshade
Habitat:Rich mesic hardwoods, usually in calcareous soils.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:TRSE2
Plant Notes:Usually the leaves of this species are not mottled or scarcely so which is odd for the sessile flowered taxa.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU- (NWI), S2 (State Rank), G4G5 (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 sessile L. - Sessile Trillium; Toad Trillium; Sessile Toadshade

Citation

Citation Trillium sessile Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 340. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Clayton 856 (lectotype: BM-000051758). Lectotypified by Freeman in Brittonia 27 : 11. 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: Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall

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: -

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AMAL00001205 Jackson 10 Mar 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2215		 AMAL
Trillium sessile Linnaeus
AUA000000350 Jackson 28 Mar 1975 WHETSTONE, R.DAVID
7656		 AUA
TRILLIUM SESSILE L.
JSU129283 Jackson 28 Mar 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7656		 JSU
Trillium sessile Linnaeus
AUA000000349 Jackson 1 Apr 1979 BUTLER, JOHN
 AUA
TRILLIUM SESSILE L.
UNA00068788 Jackson 30 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4147		 UNA
Trillium sessile L.
AMAL00014104 Jackson 30 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4147		 AMAL
Trillium sessile Linnaeus
TROY000028880 Jackson 30 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4147		 TROY
Trillium sessile Linnaeus
UWAL0002536 Jackson 30 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4147		 UWAL
Trillium sessile Linnaeus
UWAL0002537 Jackson 12 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4199		 UWAL
Trillium sessile Linnaeus
ALNHS00002649 Jackson 11 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1331		 ALNHS
Trillium sessile L.
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