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Trillium crassifolium

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Trillium crassifolium is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family Melanthiaceae. It is endemic to the Wenatchee Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington.[2]

Description

Trillium crassifolium is similar to Trillium ovatum, differing from that species by having erect rhizomes, shorter petals, and thickish ovate (not rhombic) leaves.[3]

Taxonomy

Trillium crassifolium was described by Charles Vancouver Piper in 1899.[3] At the time, some authorities considered it to be a synonym for Trillium ovatum Pursh.[4]: 395  More recently, T. crassifolium has been shown to be a distinct species based on molecular work.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trillium crassifolium". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Trillium crassifolium Piper". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Piper, Charles (1899). "Trillium crassifolium". Erythea. 7: 104. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ Gleason, Henry Allan (July 1906). "The pedunculate species of Trillium". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 33 (7): 387–396. doi:10.2307/2478819. hdl:2027/hvd.32044106472392. JSTOR 2478819. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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Trillium crassifolium: Brief Summary

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Trillium crassifolium is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family Melanthiaceae. It is endemic to the Wenatchee Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington.

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