Trillium rugelii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Trilliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Trillium
Species:	Trillium rugelii Rendle
Common Name	Illscented Wakerobin
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: subsessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Need more information; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S2] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Polk (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0069135	Unicoi	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069126	Blount	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069134	Unicoi	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069137	Washington	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069127	Carter	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069130	Hawkins	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069132	Sevier	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069136	Unicoi	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069125	Blount	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069131	Sevier	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069139	Washington	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069129	Hawkins	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069128	Carter	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069133	Unicoi	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0240891	Hawkins	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
ETSU033895	Carter	Tennessee	ETSU Trillium rugelii
UCHT039424	Hawkins	Tennessee	UCHT Trillium rugelii
TENN-V-0069138	Washington	Tennessee	TENN Trillium rugelii
UCHT007156	Hamilton	Tennessee	UCHT Trillium rugelii
APSC0031067	Polk	Tennessee	APSC Trillium rugelii
APSC0031068	Sevier	Tennessee	APSC Trillium rugelii
APSC0031069	Sevier	Tennessee	APSC Trillium rugelii

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Trillium rugelii

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Specimens and Distribution

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