Trillium ludovicianum

Trillium ludovicianum, the Louisiana wakerobin[1] or Louisiana trillium,[2] 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.[3][4][5][6]

Trillium ludovicianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species:
T. ludovicianum
Binomial name
Trillium ludovicianum
Harb., 1901

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.[7]

Bibliography
  • Case, Frederick W.; Case, Roberta B. (1997). Trilliums. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-374-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References
  1. "Trillium ludovicianum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. Pistrang, Mark. "Louisiana Trillium (Trillium ludovicianum)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "Trillium ludovicianum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. "Trillium ludovicianum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. Harbison, T. G. (1901). "New or little known species of Trillium". Biltmore Botanical Studies. 1 (1): 23–24. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Trillium ludovicianum Harbison Louisiana wakerobin, Louisiana trillium
  7. Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium ludovicianum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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