Trillium kurabayashii

Trillium kurabayashii
Botanischen Garten
Dresden, Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species: T. kurabayashii
Binomial name
Trillium kurabayashii
J. D. Freeman, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Trillium kurabayashii f. luteum V.G.Soukup

Trillium kurabayashii, the giant purple wakerobin,[2] is a species of flowering plants native to southwestern Oregon[3] and northern California.[1][3][4][5]

Trillium kurabayashii is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Flowering stems are up to 55 cm tall, with purple or maroon flowers. Fresh flowers usually have a spicy odor.[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Trillium kurabayashii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Trillium kurabayashii". Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) occurrence data and maps. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. Tropicos, Trillium kurabayashii J.D. Freeman
  5. Freeman, J. D. 1975. Revision of Trillium subgenus Phyllantherum (Liliaceae). Brittonia 27: 1–62.
  6. Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 110 Trillium kurabayashii J. D. Freeman, Brittonia. 27: 56, fig. 12. 1975.


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