Calflora Taxon Report
Clintonia uniflora  (Menzies ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Kunth
Queen's cup, bead lily
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Clintonia uniflora is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Clintonia
Family: Liliaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSSmilacina borealis var. uniflora
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[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: In 1829, Josef August Schultes described the plant variety Smilacina borealis var. uniflora,[8] which was later segregated into species Smilacina uniflora. The latter was to become a synonym for Clintonia uniflora, first described by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1850. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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