Trillium oostingii Ligularia where its texture was stunning

where its texture was stunning along a native woodland trail

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The near-black stems emerge with the leaves tucked in behind the cobra head-shaped inflorescence

Trillium oostingii Ligularia where its texture was stunningTrillium oostingii is a recently named trillium that hails from just a few seasonally flooded sites in Richland County, South Carolina. It was first discovered in 1937, but mistaken for Trillium viride until 2002, when botanist Dr. Chick Gaddy recognized it as something new and after DNA confirmation, named it after the original discoverer, H. J. Oosting. The 8" tall stems of the slowly offsetting Trillium oostingii are cinnamon red toward the bottom