Trillium camschatcense




Family Melanthiaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Trillium camschatcense Ker Gawler
Synonyms Trillium camschatcense Ker Gawler forma plenum (J. Samejima) H. Nakai & Koji Ito; Trillium kamtschaticum Pallas ex Miyabe; Trillium obovatum (Pursh) Kunth, non Hooker; Trillium pallasii Hulten
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-bana-no-enrei-sou (オオバノエンレイソウ, 大葉延齢草 [meaning: large flower longevity weed])
(English common name) white trillium
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (northern region)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, [Canada, USA]
Habitat (Hokkaido) forest; (Honshu) mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=10
Description Plants 20-30cm tall. Leaves 3 each 10-18cm long. Flowers pedicels 4-6cm long, calyx lobes 2.5-3.5cm, white petals each 3-4cm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits 2.2cm across, seeds 2.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Trillium camschatcense Ker Gawler
Trillium kamtschaticum Pall. ex Miyabe



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