Trillium scouleri is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family Melanthiaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. scouleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Trillium scouleri | |
Description
editIn both habit and flower structure, Trillium scouleri closely resembles Trillium ovatum. To distinguish the two species, the only reliable characters are the lengths of the filaments and anthers. In absolute terms, the filaments and anthers of T. scouleri are almost always longer than the corresponding characters in T. ovatum. The minimum, average, and maximum lengths of the filaments and anthers of each species is as follows:[3]
| Filaments | Anthers | |||||
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| Min | Ave | Max | Min | Ave | Max | |
| T. scouleri | 5 | 6.4 | 9 | 8 | 10.8 | 15 |
| T. ovatum | 4 | 4.4 | 5 | 5 | 6.4 | 7 |
The relative lengths of the filaments and anthers are also significant. In T. ovatum, the length of the filaments is equal to (or slightly less than) the length of anthers. In T. scouleri, the length of the filaments is one-half to two-thirds the length of the anthers.[4]
Taxonomy
editTrillium scouleri was described by the American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist Henry A. Gleason in 1906.[5] Gleason included the Swedish-born, American botanist Per Axel Rydberg as a co-author but cited no reference. In any case the correct name of the taxon is Trillium scouleri Rydb. ex Gleason.[2]
Gleason's description is based on some notes published by the English botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1838.[6] One of the specimens examined by Hooker was evidently collected by David Douglas and John Scouler while serving on board a Hudson's Bay Company ship that sailed from London in 1824. The ship was bound for the Columbia River in what is now known as the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Presumably the specimen was collected there circa 1825, which disagrees with Gleason's claim that the type specimen of Trillium scouleri was collected in British Columbia.
For many decades, Trillium scouleri Rydb. ex Gleason was assumed to be a synonym for Trillium ovatum Pursh, but more recently it was accepted as a distinct species based on unpublished molecular evidence.[1][7][better source needed] As of September 2024[update], Plants of the World Online considers Trillium scouleri to be a synonym for Trillium ovatum,[8] while World Flora Online accepts it as a distinct species.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Trillium scouleri". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Trillium scouleri Rydb. ex Gleason". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Gleason (1906), p. 395.
- ^ Gleason (1906), p. 389.
- ^ Gleason (1906), p. 394.
- ^ Hooker (1840), 2(10):180 (1838).
- ^ Meredith et al. (2022), p. 42.
- ^ "Trillium scouleri Rydb. ex Gleason". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Trillium scouleri Rydb. ex Gleason". WFO Plant List. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Gleason, Henry Allan (July 1906). "The pedunculate species of Trillium". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 33 (7): 387–396. doi:10.2307/2478819. hdl:2027/hvd.32044106472392. JSTOR 2478819. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- Hooker, William Jackson (1840). Flora Boreali-Americana, or the Botany of the Northern Parts of British America. Vol. 2. London: Henry G. Bohn. OCLC 1061485319.
- Meredith, Clayton; Frances, Anne; Highland, Amy; Oliver, Leah; Floden, Aaron; Gaddy, L.L.; Knapp, Wesley; Leaman, Danna; Leopold, Susan; Littlefield, Tara; Raguso, Robert; Schilling, Edward; Schotz, Alfred; Walker, Anna; Wayman, Kjirsten (2022). The Conservation Status of Trillium in North America. Hockessin, DE and Albuquerque, NM: Mt. Cuba Center, and New Mexico BioPark Society. ISBN 979-8-9850471-0-3. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- Wayman, Kjirsten A.; Wright, Alexander J.; Renner, Maralyn; Floden, Aaron; Lampley, Jayne A.; Farmer, Susan B.; Schilling, Edward E. (6 March 2024). "New insights into systematics of the Trillium ovatum complex". Madroño. 70 (3): 158–171. doi:10.3120/0024-9637-70.3.158.
External links
edit- "Trillium ovatum var. ovatum". B.C. Minist. of Environment. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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