Native Plant of the Day 09/15/2013
Photo from 5/8/2004. Location: Big Frog Trail, Polk County, TN
Circling back to spring for a couple of days – Sweet White Trillium – for more photos and information go to the Trillium simile detail page.
Sweet White Trillium, Jeweled Wakerobin – Trillium simile
As my wife and I were returning from North Carolina on Monday, we passed a huge display of Trillium grandiflorum along the roadway. (Several Trillium simile also included – we’ll see those later.) Amongst the display I found this double form of the plant. I don’t recall seeing one before. 6 petals, 6 leaves (bracts), 6 sepals (presumably, I see 5 in the photo, but didn’t count because I was precariously positioned on the roadbank taking the photo.)
Double Trillium grandiflorum
Sorry, but I don’t have time for a full update. Quickly, however – the Bent White Trillium have started their bloom, Phacelia and Phlox are full-blown. There are a few Trillium cuneatum that have opened up along the horse trail. Dutchman’s Breeches and Bloodroot are gone, and Hepatica are almost completely gone (supplanted by Rue Anemone.)
Bent White Trillium – Trillium flexipes
The wildflowers at The Pocket are very similar to last time – check out the update from 2/24. However, there were a few additions, including Trout Lily, which is just beginning to bloom.
Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum
Read on for the rest of the list, and a few more photos. Click on the photos for larger images, and then “back” to return to this page.
Western Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/27/2012.) Scientific name is Trillium ovatum. Photo below was taken in Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on June 1, 2012. Go to the Western Trillium detail page for more photos and information.
Western Trillium, Western White Trillium, Pacific Trillium, Oettinger’s Trillium – Trillium ovatum
Yellow Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/23/2012.) Scientific name is Trillium luteum. Photo below was taken at Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, TN on March 21, 2012. Go to the Yellow Trillium detail page for more photos and information.
Yellow Trillium, Yellow Wakerobin – Trillium luteum
Burgess Falls State Park is a gem that my wife and I discovered on our way to a family reunion at a house on Center Hill Lake near Cookeville Tennessee. We visited the park on Saturday, March 24, and Monday, March 26.
Large-Flowered Trillium at Burgess Falls State Park
Idaho Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/27/2011.) Scientific name is Trillium petiolatum. It is also known by the common names Long-petioled Trillium, Purple Trillium, Round Leaf Trillium, and Purple Wakerobin. Photo below was taken in the Payette National Forest in Adams County, ID on June 18, 2011. Go to the Idaho Trillium detail page for more photos and information.
Idaho Trillium, Long-petioled Trillium, Purple Trillium, Round Leaf Trillium, Purple Wakerobin - Trillium petiolatum
Lanceleaf Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/23/2011.) Scientific name is Trillium lancifolium. Photo below was taken on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, Georgia on April 2, 2011.
Lanceleaf Trillium, Lanceleaf Wakerobin – Trillium lancifolium
It was a beautiful day today, and I got to make a brief trip to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain (with author Jay Clark, but more on that later!) This is just a quick update on what’s blooming now. The dominant species is probably the Bent White Trillium – Trillium flexipes. But read on for more.
White Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, Nodding Trillium – Trillium flexipes