WorldFloraDB - Helonias bullata

Characteristics

Basal lvs evergreen, elongate-spatulate, becoming 3 dm; scape elongating to 1 m, covered with short bract-like lvs at base, these becoming remote and scale-like above; raceme ovoid, 3–10 cm, ca 3 cm thick; fls fragrant, 1 cm wide; seeds linear, 5 mm; 2n=14. Swamps and bogs; s. N.Y. (formerly) and N.J. to se. Va. on the coastal plain; Blue Ridge Mts. of Va., N.C., and Ga. Apr., May.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.1 - 0.3

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328546-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000654504
COL ID	3KH5S
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Helonias bullata Helonias scapigera Helonias striata Veratrum americanum Helonias latifolia Helonias lanceolata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Helonias bullata L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Helonias