Clintonia andrewsiana Torr.

Andrew's clintonia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Clintonia

Characteristics

Plants 3–8 dm; rhizomes short, thick. Cauline leaves 4–6; blade dark green, oblanceolate to broadly elliptic, 20–35 × 5–15 cm. Inflorescences in terminal, umbel-like clusters, 1–3(–5) lateral clusters usually present, 20–45-flowered; bracts 1–3(–5), foliaceous. Flowers: tepals deep claret red, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 10–18 × 3–3.7 mm; filaments 7–10 mm; anthers oblong, 1.8–2.8 mm. Berries blue to bluish black, ovoid, 10–30-seeded, 8–12 mm. Seeds 3–4 mm. 2n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.7
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Clintonia andrewsiana flower picture by bill oconnor (cc-by-sa)
Clintonia andrewsiana flower picture by Gina (cc-by-sa)
Clintonia andrewsiana flower picture by Dawn (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clintonia andrewsiana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763726
COL ID W78B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Clintonia andrewsii Clintonia andrewsiana