OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius   FAMILY Liliaceae   Go to FSUS key



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).

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

Joe Standaert    jst_d14018_alaska_239

May        AK

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

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).

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

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.


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

Penny Longhurst    pen_20180627_100557

June    King County    WA

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

Penny Longhurst    pen_20180627_100605

June    King County    WA

Pedicel sharply geniculate at junction with peduncle, glabrous, per Flora of North America.

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

Penny Longhurst    pen_20170714_103943

July    County    NL

Western Brook Estuary, Newfoundland, Canada

image of Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius, Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

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

 

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1904

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests and seepages at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Berry

 

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