The Chromosome Morphology of Trillium sessile L. 

 

The chromosomes of this taxon in Virginia show a morphology similar to the reports of Darlington and LaCour (1940); Bailey (1951;1958) and Bergstrom and Murell (1973.  See:  Bergstrom, Beverly H., and James T. Murrell.  1973.  A comparative study of temperature induced differential staining patterns in Trillium sessile L. Jour. Tenn. Acad. Science 48(3):  87-90; Bailey, Paul C.  1951.  A study of the Chromosome morphology of some species of Trillium.  Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 78(4):  324-330; Bailey, Paul C.  1958.  Differential chromosome segments in eight species of Trillium.  Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 85(3):  201-214 and Darlington, C.D., and L. LaCour.  1940.  Nucleic acid starvation of chromosomes in Trillium.  Jour. Genetics 40:  185-213.