Eastern states endangered plants (1980) Eastern states endangered plants easternstatesend16nels Year: 1980 Persistent Trillium Trillium persistens Description: A perennial herb up to 25 cm. (10 inches) tall with a single whorl of three large leaves, typical of all trillium species. Leaves are up to 9 cm. (4 inches) long and taper to a pointed apex, distinquishing it from similar Trilliums. The single flower has three white petals which turn purple as the flower ages. Flowering occurs from March through April. The fruit is a follicle present during April and June. Range: Found in the Tallulah-

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Eastern states endangered plants (1980) Eastern states endangered plants easternstatesend16nels Year: 1980 Persistent Trillium Trillium persistens Description: A perennial herb up to 25 cm. (10 inches) tall with a single whorl of three large leaves, typical of all trillium species. Leaves are up to 9 cm. (4 inches) long and taper to a pointed apex, distinquishing it from similar Trilliums. The single flower has three white petals which turn purple as the flower ages. Flowering occurs from March through April. The fruit is a follicle present during April and June. Range: Found in the Tallulah-Tugaloo River system in Rabun and Habersham Counties, Georgia and Oconee County, South Carolina. Habitat Grows in deciduous and conifer-deciduous woods on steep slopes in close association with Rhododendron maximum or Riminus. Usually rooted in well-decomposed litter and loose loam. Reference: Georgia's Protected Plants. 1977. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, p. 64. 21

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