Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Streptopus amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Streptopus amplexifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Streptopus amplexifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-09-002:
Streptopus amplexifolius FAMILY Liliaceae
INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Streptopus amplexifolius var. americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tortipes amplexifolius
COMMON NAME:
Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells
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Joe Standaert jst_d14018_alaska_229
May AK
Leaf margins and nodes not coarsely ciliate; leaves strongly cordate-clasping, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Joe Standaert jst_d14018_alaska_239
May AK
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Joe Standaert jst_d14018_alaska_1116
June AK
Tepals are greenish-white, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Joe Standaert jst_d14018_alaska_1119
June AK
Leaves about 3-4" long, with grooved parallel veins. Flowers bell-shaped, each about 1/3" long, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
COMPARE
Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts
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Penny Longhurst pen_20180627_100557
June King County WA
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Penny Longhurst pen_20180627_100605
June King County WA
Pedicel sharply geniculate at junction with peduncle, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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Penny Longhurst pen_20170714_103943
July County NL
Western Brook Estuary, Newfoundland, Canada
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190718_115350
July Piscataquis County ME
Gulf Hagas National Natural Scenic Landmark
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Streptopus amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Streptopus amplexifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Streptopus amplexifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-09-002:
Streptopus amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Streptopus amplexifolius var. americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tortipes amplexifolius
1904
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests and seepages at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish/Rose
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth campanulate
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p080
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p342
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p385
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p163
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p368
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p423
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p007
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