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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Trilliaceae | | |familia=Trilliaceae |
− | |genus=Trillium | + | |genus=Trillium |
| |species=cuneatum | | |species=cuneatum |
| |common_name=Sweet Betsy, Toad shade | | |common_name=Sweet Betsy, Toad shade |
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| |Max wd metric=in | | |Max wd metric=in |
| |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| + | |life_ref=Wikipedia |
| |exposure=part-sun, shade | | |exposure=part-sun, shade |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=9 | | |max_zone=9 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Trillium Nashville.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| + | |image_caption=''Trillium cuneatum'' |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Trillium cuneatum''''' or '''Sweet Betsy''' is a flowering [[perennial plant]] which is native to parts of the southeastern [[United States]] that flowers in early March to mid April. It is also known as ''whip-poor-will flower'', ''large toadshade'', ''purple toadshade'', and ''bloody butcher''. The plant has three broad, mottled leaves surrounding a sessile, banana-scented flower.<ref name=carman>{{cite book|title=Wildflowers of Tennessee|first=Jack B.|last=Carman|publisher=Highland Rim Press|year=2001|page=372}}</ref> The petals are erect and maroon, bronze, green, or yellow in color.<ref name=carman/> This [[wildflower]] prefers to grow in rich soils mostly upland woods, especially [[limestone]] soils, also in less [[calcareous]] sites. It is found at elevations of 50–400 meters (165–2300 feet). |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |