Wildflowers of the United States

White Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, Bent White Trillium, Bent Trillium, Drooping Trillium, Declined Trillium - Trillium flexipes

Genus Common Name: Trillium

Native Status: Native

Monocot Perennial Herb

Trillium flexipes - White Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, Bent White Trillium, Bent Trillium, Drooping Trillium, Declined Trillium. One of a number of white trilliums which carry their flowers on a pedicel. Those with pedicels are frequently called wakerobins, those without toadshades, although as is frequently the case with common names, there is inconsistency in those monikers.
Synonyms:
Trillium declinatum
Trillium erectum
Trillium gleasonii

Endangered in Maryland and New York.

Found in:
AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV

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Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-March-21	Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson f/5.6
The trilliums are beautiful from the very beginning of their bloom period, here shown as the blossom just starts to open. The single blossom of T. flexipes is on a pedicel and nods, occasionally so far as to dip under the leaves. It is thus also known as Nodding Wakerobin.

Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-April-04	Photographer: Gerald C Williamson Nikon D60 1/500f/3.2 ISO560 Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro 90mm (135 equiv)
Trillium 3's - 3 petals, 3 sepals, 3 leaf-like bracts. The anthers of Bent Trillium are creamy white, and the ovaries are white to pink.
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Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-April-04	Photographer: Gerald C Williamson Nikon D60 Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
The anthers of Bent Trillium are creamy white, and the ovaries are white to pink.
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Trillium flexipes initially published on USWildflowers.com 2010-03-02; Updated 2017-03-02

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