Trillium chloropetalum (Torr.) Howell

Giant wakerobin (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Trillium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5-1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Burn Dressing (bulb), Analgesic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Trillium chloropetalum leaf picture by Tessa K. (cc-by-sa)
Trillium chloropetalum leaf picture by Tessa K. (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trillium chloropetalum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542529-1
WFO ID wfo-0000750189
COL ID 7CTSK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trillium chloropetalum Trillium sessile var. chloropetalum Trillium giganteum var. chloropetalum

Lower taxons

Trillium chloropetalum var. giganteum Trillium chloropetalum var. chloropetalum