Trillium nivale

Trillium nivale

Taxobox
name = Snow trillium
status = G4
status_system = TNC
status_ref = Cite web
publisher =NatureServe
title = Trillium nivale
work = NatureServe Explorer
url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+nivale+
accessdate = 2008-05-02
]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Melanthiaceae
genus = "Trillium"
species = "T. nivale"
binomial = "Trillium nivale"
binomial_authority = (Michx.) Salisb.

"Trillium nivale", the snow trillium or dwarf white trillium, is a member of the Trilliaceae family. It is native to parts of the east and midwest United States, and is one of the earliest flowers to bloom. Along the Ohio River valley, flowers may be seen in early March. At its northern limit in Minnesota, it blooms in early April. Far beyond its native range, at Edmonton, Alberta, it blooms in late April.

It is small for a trillium, seldom reaching a height of more than 9 cm (3.5 in). Unlike most trilliums, it does not grow in leaf mold, preferring limy sandy gravel, crevices in limestone, or calcareous mineral soil instead.http://www.nargs.org/potm/Trillium_nivale4.jpg

References

*Case, Frederick W. and Case, Roberta B. (1997) "Trilliums". ISBN 0-88192-374-5
* [http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/springblapril232007.html Devonian Botanic Garden April 23-26, 2007]


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