Trillium ludovicianum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Trillium |
Species: | T. ludovicianum
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Binomial name | |
Trillium ludovicianum |
Trillium ludovicianum, the Louisiana wakerobin [2] or Louisiana trillium, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is found only in the south-central United States, in Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Trillium ludovicianum is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Flowers are dark red, purple, or dark green, sometimes with irregular markings. The plant grows in moist woods and floodplains. [8]
Trillium ludovicianum was described by American botanist Thomas Grant Harbison in 1901. [1]
Trillium ludovicianum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Trillium |
Species: | T. ludovicianum
|
Binomial name | |
Trillium ludovicianum |
Trillium ludovicianum, the Louisiana wakerobin [2] or Louisiana trillium, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is found only in the south-central United States, in Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Trillium ludovicianum is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Flowers are dark red, purple, or dark green, sometimes with irregular markings. The plant grows in moist woods and floodplains. [8]
Trillium ludovicianum was described by American botanist Thomas Grant Harbison in 1901. [1]