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Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum - Ozark least trillium
Family: Liliaceae
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Global Rank: G3T3 State Rank: S3 |
Habitat: Dry to mesic upland woods usually dominated by an oak-hickory assemblage, but also reported from mixed hardwood-pine forests. Optimum habitat appears to include a partially open canopy.
Flowering Date: April - early May
Fruiting Date: May - mid July
Causes for Concern: Restricted to a narrow range in the Interior Highlands. Several sites are threatened with development and by the spread of exotic invasive plants.
Global Range: Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum is restricted to the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains of the Interior Highlands of southern Missouri, Arkansas, and southeastern Oklahoma.
