Trillium cuneatum

Trillium cuneatum
Cheekwood Botanical Garden
Nashville, Tennessee

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species:
T. cuneatum
Binomial name
Trillium cuneatum
US distribution by state
Synonyms[4]
Trillium cuneatum
    • Trillium cuneatum f. luteum J.D.Freeman
    • Trillium hugeri Small
    • Trillium sessile var. praecox Nutt.

Trillium cuneatum, the little sweet betsy,[5] also known as whip-poor-will flower, large toadshade, purple toadshade, and bloody butcher,[6] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is a member of the Trillium cuneatum complex, a subgroup of the sessile-flowered trilliums. It is native to the southeastern United States but is especially common in a region that extends from southern Kentucky through central Tennessee to northern Alabama.[7] In its native habitat, this perennial plant flowers from early March to late April (depending on latitude). It is the largest of the eastern sessile-flowered trilliums.[8]

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  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trillium cuneatum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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  7. ^ Freeman (1975), p. 29.
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