Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Twisted-stalk from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Streptopus amplexifolius
INCLUDED WITHIN 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 (4/24/22):
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Streptopus amplexifolius
INCLUDED WITHIN
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
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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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