Scoliopus bigelovii Torr.

California fetid adderstongue (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Scoliopus

Characteristics

Stems 6–20 cm. Leaves 2–3(–4), petiolate; blade often mottled with purple, elliptic to oblong, 14–24 × 4.5–8 cm. Flowers 3–12; outer tepals mottled with green and purple, ovate-lanceolate, 12.5–19 mm; inner tepals linear-subulate, 11.5–19 × 0.5 mm; filaments 2.3–4.3 mm; anthers 2–2.8 mm; style 4.5–6 mm; stigmas strongly recurved; pedicel strongly recurved in fruit, 11–22 cm. Capsules 22–30 × 6–9 mm, including beak. 2n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

Leaf

Scoliopus bigelovii leaf picture by Anne Mossberg (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scoliopus bigelovii flower picture by kate halsey (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scoliopus bigelovii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541136-1
WFO ID wfo-0000740470
COL ID 4VRYR
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Scoliopus bigelovii