Pseudotrillium
Pseudotrillium is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. Its sole species, Pseudotrillium rivale, is commonly known as the brook wakerobin. It is endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California. The Latin specific epithet rivale means “growing by streams”, with reference to a preferred habitat.
| Pseudotrillium | |
|---|---|
| Pseudotrillium rivale | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Tribe: | Parideae |
| Genus: | Pseudotrillium S.B.Farmer |
| Species: | P. rivale |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotrillium rivale (S.Watson) S.B.Farmer | |
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