Melanthiaceae
Trillium

Trillium ovatum Pursh

First published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 245 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Canada to W. California. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.3120/0024-9637-70.3.158. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.3120/0024-9637-70.3.158. epublication.
  • 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?
Cusick, W.C. [2232] United States K002777969 Yes
C.F.B. [3010] United States K002777970 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [770] United States K002777963 Yes
van Royen, P. [11937] United States K002777991 Yes
Parsons, M.E. [s.n.] United States K002777971 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4014] United States K002777965 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [7371] United States K002777964 Yes
Wood, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002777981 Yes
Summers, L.A. [s.n.] United States K002777956 Yes
Cotton [s.n.] K002777960 Yes
{Hartweg} [s.n.] United States K002777984 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [5125] United States K002777967 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [2690] United States K002777973 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K002777979 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [209] United States K002777962 Yes
{Tolmie} [s.n.] United States K002777983 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Canada K002777990 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [603] United States K002777957 Yes
Hartweg, K.T.; White, H. [2014 (183)] United States K001613433 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [603] United States K002777982 Yes
Elliott [s.n.] K002777989 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [6248] United States K002777955 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002777986 Yes
Gotthardt, H. [K-29] United States K002777968 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002777980 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002777977 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O. [839] K002777966 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [[K-33]] United States K002777987 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002777975 Yes
Wood, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002777978 Yes
Went, F.W. [10] United States K002777974 Yes
McKelvey, S.D. [s.n.] United States K002777972 Yes
Wood, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002777976 Yes
Allen, O.D. [58] United States K002777954 Yes
{Tolmie} [s.n.] United States K002777988 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [209] United States K002777953 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002777958 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K002777961 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002777959 Yes
MM. Hooker; Gray; Thomson [66] United States Trillium obovatum K002777952 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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