Trailing Wakerobin - (Trillium decumbens)- Dark Variant
Growing along a seasonal stream/floodplain (alongside Cardamine sp., and Bloodroot) in a dense mixed (oak-hickory) forest. I've seen a select few of these dark-colored individuals. They are gorgeous!
Trillium decumbens is a sessile trillium that blooms from March through April and can be found in parts of Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. This species is classified as Vulnerable (S3) in Georgia.
Note the Cardamine angustata growing nearby! It hasn't flowered yet!
''Trillium decumbens'', the trailing wakerobin or trailing trillium, is a perennial wildflower which blooms from mid-March to April. Unlike most other trilliums, its stems grow along the ground rather than standing upright, so that the plant appears to rest on the ground. Its leaves are mottled green and bronze, overlaid with silver, dying back early in the season. The flowers are dark maroon or purple. After flowering, it bears a dark purple berry.
It is native to southeastern Tennessee.. more
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But, seriously, the streamside is COVERED in this species. I'm so glad we have such a flourishing population of a vulnerable species! Posted 6 years ago
Or maybe I should try a video of the area? Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago