Clintonia uniflora
Enum. Pl. 5: 159. 1850.
Common names: Queen’s-cup bride’s- bonnet
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Smilacina borealis var. uniflora Menzies ex Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 7(1): 307. 1829
Synonyms: Smilacina uniflora (Menzies ex Schultes) Hooker
Plants 1.5–2.5 dm; rhizomes elongate. Cauline leaves 2–3; blade pale green adaxially, oblanceolate to obovate, 8–20 × 2.5–6.5 cm. Inflorescences 1(–2)-flowered, erect; bract 1, narrowly linear. Flowers: tepals creamy white, broadly obovate to oblanceolate, 18–25 × 5–7 mm; filaments 11–18 mm; anthers oblong-linear, 3.5–5.5 mm. Berries deep lustrous blue, subglobose to pyriform, 10–18-seeded, 6–12 mm. Seeds 3–4 mm. 2n = 28.
Phenology: Flowering late May–Jul.
Habitat: Montane coniferous forests
Elevation: 0–2600 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Alaska, Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
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