Trillium gracile
Species of flowering plant
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Trillium gracile, commonly known as the Sabine River wakerobin,[3] slender trillium,[4] or graceful trillium,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is native to the region along the Sabine River in western Louisiana and eastern Texas.[6] It generally grows in mature pine and hardwood forests, and on riverbanks.[7][8]
| Trillium gracile | |
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| Trillium gracile plants in bloom, San Jacinto Co., TX, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Trillium |
| Species: | T. gracile |
| Binomial name | |
| Trillium gracile J.D.Freeman | |
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Trillium gracile is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by means of underground rhizomes. The stem has 3 bracts in a whorl well above ground, each bract up to 8.5 cm (3.4 inches) long, the blades green mottled with darker green splotches. Flowers are solitary on each scape, purple with a musty-like fragrance.[4][9][10]