Selected Herbarium Specimen Details (1)

Trillium decumbens Harbison
Herbarium:
New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY)
Family:LILIACEAE
Currently Accepted Name:LECTOTYPE of  Trillium decumbens Harbison
Herbarium Name Used:Trillium decumbens Harbison
Locality:USA. Alabama. DeKalb:
Description:T. decumbens is a close relative of T. stamineum Harbison, but very distinct, especially by its shorter, decumbent scape which permits the leaves to lie flat on the ground; by its longer petals, and shorter anthers with connective prominently prolonged beyond the pollen sacs. A letter from T. G. Harbison to Dr. Small, concerning Type material of T. decumbens, is glued on a separate sheet but filed with the specimen.  
Reproductive State:Flower
Notes:Photo and data courtesy of New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY).
Collector:Biltmore Herbarium s.n.
Date:01 Apr 1901
Accession No:NY00319875
Image:NY00319875.jpg
Submission Info:Submitted by admin on 31 Jan 2022

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