Trillium georgianum, the Georgia dwarf trillium,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae.[5] It is one of the rarest, and perhaps most threatened species in the Trillium pusillum species complex. It is the sole representative of the complex in the U.S. state of Georgia.
| Trillium georgianum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Tribe: | Parideae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. georgianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer[3]
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Taxonomy
editTrillium georgianum was first described by Susan B. Farmer in 2017.[3] Its type specimen was collected from Whitfield County, Georgia in 2016. The specific epithet georgianum refers to the U.S. state of Georgia, its only known location.[4]
As of March 2023[update], the name Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer is widely recognized.[1][5][6] The species is a member of the Catesbaei group (Trillium subgen. Delostylis), a group of species typified by Trillium catesbaei.[7]
Distribution and habitat
editTrillium georgianum is endemic to a single location along Swamp Creek, a tributary of the Conasauga River, in Whitfield County, Georgia.[4]
Conservation
editThe global conservation status of Trillium georgianum is critically imperiled (G1).[1] The species is only known to occur in a single location in an area being developed for industrial usage.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Trillium georgianum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Georgia Dwarf Trillium (Trillium georgianum)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2022-2. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Schilling, E. E.; Floden, A.; Lampley, J. A.; Patrick, T. S.; Farmer, S. B. (2017). "A New Species in Trillium subgen. Delostylium (Melanthiaceae, Parideae)". Phytotaxa. 296 (3): 287–291. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.296.3.8. S2CID 89671781.
- ^ a b "Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer". Flora of the Southeastern United States (2022 Edition). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Lampley et al. (2022), pp. 281–282.
Bibliography
edit- Lampley, Jayne A.; Gereau, Roy; Floden, Aaron; Schilling, Edward E. (2022-07-05). "A revised subgeneric classification of Trillium (Parideae, Melanthiaceae)". Phytotaxa. 552 (5): 278–286. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.552.5.1. S2CID 250368253.
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