Taxonomy
Family: Liliaceae
Habitat
Woodlands.
Associates
Allium tricoccum, Arisaema triphyllum, Claytonia virginica, Dentaria laciniata, Decentra cucullaria, Geranium maculatum, Geum canadense, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Phlox divaricata, Podophyllum peltatum, Pelemonium reptans, Sanicula gregaria, Smilacina racemosa, Trillium recurvatum. Woody associates include Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra, Ribes missouriense, Ulmus americana.
Distribution
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Morphology
Produces one or two brown mottled leaves. Flowers solitary, nodding, white. Petals and sepals 3, curved backward. Stamens 6, yellow. Stigmas spreading to recurving, 2-3mm long.
Notes
Flowers late March to mid May
Wetland indicator: Upland
Often found in sizable colonies. Fire adapted. The marbled appearance of the foliage makes this an attractive groundcover where it is common.
Bibliography
Niering, W. A. 1979. The Audubon society field guide to North American
wildflowers: eastern region.
Knopf/Random House, New York.
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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