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Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin - Trillium vaseyi


Family: Liliaceae - Lily family Genus Common Name: Trillium Native Status: Native
Trillium vaseyi - Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin. Vaseys Trillium, as indicated by the Sweet Wakerobin name by which it is also known, is one of the trilliums whose flower is on a pedicel. The blossom nods below the leaves.

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Trillium vaseyi

Distribution of Trillium vaseyi in the United States and Canada:
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Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced

Map from USDA Plants Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2017. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 Jan 2025). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.

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Site: Blue Ridge Gap, Towns County, GA Date: 2010-April-30Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Trillium vaseyi has stamens whose combined filament and anther length make them very prominent. The ovary is a similar maroon color as the recurved petals.
Trillium vaseyi
Site: Blue Ridge Gap, Towns County, GA Date: 2010-April-30Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
1/60f/8 ISO100
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
90mm (135 equiv) Flash: Yes
Vasey's Trillium blossom nods below the three leaves.
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Trillium vaseyi
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Trillium vaseyi initially published on USWildflowers.com 2010-05-12; Updated 2015-06-24

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