Melanthiaceae
Trillium

Trillium sessile L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 840 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central & E. Central U.S.A. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002778028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002778030 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [24667] United States K002778032 Yes
Clausen, R.; Kezer, L.J.; Huttleston, D.G. [6961] United States K002778026 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002778040 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002778108 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9334] United States K002778029 Yes
Dickson [s.n.] K002778109 Yes
James, J.F. [28[79]] United States K002778035 Yes
Bolus, F. [s.n.] United States K002778036 Yes
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K002778041 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002778038 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002778039 Yes
McGregor, R.L. [15256] United States K002778033 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Metcalf, J. [96] United States K002778034 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002778027 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images