Trillium vaseyi

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Family:MELANTHIACEAE
Species:Trillium vaseyi Harb.
Common Name:Vasey's Trillium; Sweet Beth; Sweet Wakerobin
Habitat:Rich woods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:A pedicellate species with flowers that nod beneath the leaves. The flowers have maroon petals.
Taxonomic Notes:The presence of this species in Alabama is a bit of an enigma. Freeman knew of its occurrence in Lee County (pers. comm.) but oddly no specimens exist in the Auburn Herbarium from his experience. Tom Patrick observed it in Chewacla State Park (pers. comm.) also in Lee County but no specimens are known from that observation. The only specimen in the Atlas was taken from cultivation at the home of Dr. Sam Jones of Smiths Station, a local Veterinarian and plant enthusiast now deceased. In 2002, Dr. Jones took B. Keener to the site of where the cultivated material was originally collected, but the area had been logged. Pedicellate species of Trillium were found but were weakened from too much sunlight.
Status:Native, S1? (State Rank), G4 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMELANTHIACEAE - Bunchflower family
Genus Trillium
Species Trillium vaseyi Harb. - Vasey's Trillium; Sweet Beth; Sweet Wakerobin

Citation

Citation Trillium vaseyi Harbison, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1(1): 24. 1901.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: NORTH CAROLINA: 1878. G. Vasey s.n.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Trillium erectum var. vaseyi    

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: Lee

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, UNA

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000039516 Lee 4 May 1968 Owens, James R.
 AUA
Trillium Vaseyi Harbison
UNA00055797 Lee 19 Apr 2002 Keener, Brian R.
1985		 UNA
Trillium vaseyi Harbison
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