Trillium_georgianum

<i>Trillium georgianum</i>

Trillium georgianum

Species of flowering plant

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.

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Taxonomy

Trillium 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, 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

Trillium georgianum is endemic to a single location along Swamp Creek, a tributary of the Conasauga River, in Whitfield County, Georgia.[4]

Conservation

The 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

  1. [1]
    "Trillium georgianum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Georgia Dwarf Trillium (Trillium georgianum)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2022-2. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Trillium georgianum S.B.Farmer". Flora of the Southeastern United States (2022 Edition). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. [7]
    Lampley et al. (2022), pp. 281–282.

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