Bashful Wakerobin

Description:

Among the common names for Trillium catesbaei are Bashful Wakerobin because the blossom hides beneath the three leaflets, making it more difficult to spot from above the plant. The petals of Trillium catesbaei are sharply recurved. The yellow anthers make a quick differentiation with the nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum), which have pink anthers. Colors: white, pink, or rose, darkening to pink or nonfading with age, veins visible but not appearing engraved

Habitat:

found in the southeastern United States. Like most trilliums, it prefers moist, humus-rich soil in shade. Its northern limit includes the Great Smoky Mountains and other parts of North Carolina and Tennessee. Most of its populations are in the Piedmont from North Carolina to Alabama, under deciduous trees such as American beech, various oak and hickory species, and tulip poplar. Its southernmost natural occurrence is in Early County, Georgia.

Notes:

Spotted growing along the trail at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield. Add'l ref: http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SNam...