Prosartes lanuginosa D.Don

Yellow fairybells (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Prosartes

Characteristics

Plants 4–7.5(–10) dm, finely pubescent. Stems sparingly branched. Leaves 5–15 × 2–5 cm; blade ovate to oblanceolate, rounded basally, adaxial surface glabrate or veins moderately pubescent, abaxial surface lanulose, densely so on veins, margins short-pubescent, hairs uniform, pointed sharply forward, apex narrowly acuminate. Flowers 1–3; perianth turbinate, narrowed basally; tepals spreading, greenish white to greenish yellow, linear-lanceolate to linear-elliptic, 15–22 mm, apex long-acuminate; stamens included, 8–15 mm; filaments narrowly dilated basally, 6–12 mm; anthers 2–4 mm, glabrous; ovary narrowly ellipsoid, glabrous, ovules 2 per locule, pendulous; style stout, 8–12 mm, glabrous; stigma weakly 3-lobed. Berries bright red, 1–2(–4)-seeded, globose, 10–15 mm, glabrous. Seeds 5–6 mm. 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Flower

Prosartes lanuginosa flower picture by Elly Hutchinson (cc-by-sa)
Prosartes lanuginosa flower picture by Tim Arnold (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prosartes lanuginosa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540301-1
WFO ID wfo-0000716676
COL ID 4MV64
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Prosartes lanuginosa Streptopus lanuginosus Uvularia lanuginosa Disporum lanuginosum