NameThatPlant.net: Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus FAMILY Liliaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-09-001:

Streptopus roseus FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Rosy Twisted-stalk, Eastern Rose Mandarin, Eastern Twisted-stalk

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-09-001:
Streptopus roseus FAMILY Liliaceae

1903

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests at high elevations, especially spruce-fir and northern hardwoods forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA Mountains

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink/Rose
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth campanulate
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Berry

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