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Longbract wakerobin
Trillium underwoodii flower.jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Trillium
Species:
underwoodii
Synonyms
  • Trillium lanceolatum var. rectistamineum R.R.Gates
  • Trillium rectistamineum (R.R.Gates) H.St.John

Trillium underwoodii, the longbract wakerobin, is a plant species found only in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida).

Trillium underwoodii is a perennial herb up to 20 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are 2-tone, with light and dark splotches. Flowers are foul-smelling, usually deep maroon or purplish red but occasionally yellow.

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