- Source: Trillium vaseyi
Trillium vaseyi, the sweet wakerobin or sweet beth, is a spring flowering perennial plant which is found only in the southeastern United States, primarily in the southern part of the Appalachian Mountains but with a few populations farther south.
Description
Sweet wakerobin has among the largest flowers in the trillium family, with red petals up to 7 cm long. It grows in rich woods, sometimes on riverbanks but other times on steep slopes.
Taxonomy
Trillium vaseyi was described by American botanist Thomas Grant Harbison in 1901.
Conservation
As of April 2023, the global conservation status of Trillium vaseyi is listed as vulnerable and near threatened by NatureServe and IUCN (resp.). It is critically imperiled in Alabama.
References
Bibliography
Case, Frederick W.; Case, Roberta B. (1997). Trilliums. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 170–176. ISBN 978-0-88192-374-2.
External links
Citizen science observations for Trillium vaseyi at iNaturalist
Pistrang, Mark. "Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 22 September 2021.