Trillium undulatum (
Painted Trillium) is a wildflower of the genus
trillium found from
Ontario in the north to the
Carolinas in the south and from
Michigan in the west to
Nova Scotia in the east. It is also known as
painted lady or
trille ondulé. It demands strongly acidic, humus-rich soils and tends to be found in the shade of acid-loving trees such as
eastern white pine,
red maple,
red spruce and
balsam fir. Although the soils that support it have low
base saturation, this species was found to have relatively high levels of
calcium,
magnesium, and especially
potassium in its foliage.
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US distribution of painted trillium
References[edit]
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^"Trillium undulatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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^Trillium undulatum World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2011-12-03
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^T.G. Siccama, F.H. Bormann and T.E. Likens. The Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study: Productivity, Nutrients and Phytosociology of the Herbaceous Layer. Ecological Monographs Vol.40, No. 4, Autumn 1970.