Trillium discolor

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Trillium discolor
Conservation status

Vulnerable (TNC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Trillium
Species: T. discolor
Binomial name
Trillium discolor
Wray ex Hook.

Trillium discolor, the Faded Trillium or Small Yellow Toadshade, is a spring-flowering perennial plant found in parts of the Savannah River drainage system of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Its flower has pale yellow petals which stand upright at the junction of the three leaves. It is locally common in rich woods within its restricted range, as at Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve and Lake Keowee.

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  1. ^ Trillium discolor. NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

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