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Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong

White clintonia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Clintonia

Characteristics

Plants 2.7–6 dm; rhizomes short, thick. Cauline leaves 3–4; blade dark green, oblong to obovate-elliptic, 18–30 × 4.5–8 cm. Inflorescences in terminal clusters, 10–25(–30)-flowered; bract 1, foliaceous. Flowers: tepals white to greenish white, often spotted purplish brown or green distally, ovoid-obovate, 5.5–8 × 2.7–4 mm; filaments 5.5–7 mm; anthers short-oblong, 3.5–5.5 mm. Berries black, globose to ellipsoid, 2–4-seeded, 6–8 mm. Seeds 3–4 mm. 2n = 28.
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Much like no. 1 [Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.]; fls mostly 10–24, ± erect, the tep 8–10 mm, greenish-white, spotted with purplish-brown; ovules 2 per locule; fr black, 6–8 mm thick; 2n=28. Mt. woods.; c. N.Y. and e. O. to N.C., Tenn., and n. Ga. May, June. (Xeniatrum u.)
A lily herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2
Mature height (meter) 0.2
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 -

Environment

Rich cove hardwood forests at elevations of 200-1000 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Basket Medicine (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Clintonia umbellulata leaf picture by Shelly hayes (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Clintonia umbellulata flower picture by erinhines (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clintonia umbellulata world distribution map, present in Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61217-2
WFO ID wfo-0000763754
COL ID W797
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Smilacina umbellata Xeniatrum umbellatum Xeniatrum umbellulatum Clintonia alleghaniensis Clintonia decantha Clintonia parviflora Clintonia podanisia Convallaria umbellulata Maianthemum umbellulatum Clintonia multiflora Clintonia odorata Clintonia umbellata Clintonia podanisia var. biflora Clintonia podanisia var. glabrata Clintonia podanisia var. fascicularis Clintonia podanisia var. phyllostema Clintonia parviflora var. plicata Clintonia parviflora var. abortiva Clintonia odorata var. punctata Clintonia umbellulata
WorldFloraDB 2024