Trillium nivale

Classification	Monocots
Family	Trilliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Trillium
Species:	Trillium nivale Riddell
Common Name	Snow Trillium
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; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; 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	9
Status	Native; KY[S1] (State Rank); G4 (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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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: Jessamine (KY), Mercer (KY), DeKalb (TN), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MDKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0069842	Jessamine	Kentucky		TENN Trillium nivale
APSC0100152	Jessamine	Kentucky		APSC Trillium nivale
APSC0070346	Mercer	Kentucky		APSC Trillium nivale
HTTU021949	Putnam	Tennessee		HTTU Trillium nivale
HTTU021948	DeKalb	Tennessee		HTTU Trillium nivale
31234100173937	Jessamine	Kentucky	Mary E. Wharton	EKY Trillium nivale
MDKY00006380	Jessamine	Kentucky		MDKY Trillium nivale

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Trillium nivale

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