''Trillium simile'', the jeweled wakerobin, is a spring-flowering
perennial plant which is native to southern parts of the
Appalachian Mountains in southeastern
United States (
Tennessee,
Georgia,
North and
South Carolina).
Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
/ref> It is also known as sweet white wake-robin, sweet white trillium and confusing trillium.
''Trillium simile'' prefers to grow in moist humus
In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter. It is a kind of soil organic matter. It is rich in nutrients and retains moisture in the soil. Humus is the Lati ...
-rich soils in mature forests at the edges of Rhododendron
''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...
thickets and at edges of the forest. It is found at elevations of 500 – 700 meters (1,640 - 2,300 feet).
Taxonomy
''Trillium simile'' was described by Henry A. Gleason
Henry Allan Gleason (1882–1975) was an American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist. He was known for his endorsement of the individualistic or open community concept of ecological succession, and his opposition to Frederic Clements's concept ...
in 1906.
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simile
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
Plants described in 1906