tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707719794513380535.post9062863473705563503..comments2024-03-10T12:20:01.073-07:00Comments on Kentucky Native Plant and Wildlife: Plant of the week: Southern Red Trillium (T. sulcatum) or is it Trillium erectum or is it T. simile?Dr. Thomas Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230709674794849967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707719794513380535.post-18807323618991920332014-03-10T09:59:12.701-07:002014-03-10T09:59:12.701-07:00That is correct. Trillium as a group evolved out ...That is correct. Trillium as a group evolved out of the southeastern United States and as such the large majority of species occur here and because they reproduce slowly (it takes 7 years to produce the first flower) and they move slowly (ants move the seeds), it takes a long time to move a population. In the rich forests of the mixed mesophytic forest where you can get multiple species occurring side by side, hybridization (and ultimately speciation) is possible and in fact, in the nursery trade they have created a number of hybrid native trilliums that are pretty cool, if you are into that sort of thing.<br />Dr. Thomas Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230709674794849967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707719794513380535.post-82732505883475395462014-03-05T18:55:41.530-08:002014-03-05T18:55:41.530-08:00Interesting, all I ever see here on the West side ...Interesting, all I ever see here on the West side of the state is Trillium recurvatum. Any thoughts on why Trillium has or needs such a conspicuously large genome?Pat Ranvalhttp://www.plantmageguild.com/noreply@blogger.com