OregonFlora: Clintonia uniflora

	Clintonia uniflora
	beadlily, bluebead, bride's bonnet, queen's cup
Habit	Plants 10–30 cm; rhizomes slender and creeping.
Leaves	2–3, glabrous except the ciliate margins, oblanceolate to oblong, mostly short-acuminate, 7–15 × 2–6 cm wide.
Inflorescence	solitary (rarely 2); peduncle 4–8 cm long; hairy; bract 1.
Flowers	perianth campanulate; tepals oblanceolate, 15–25 mm long; creamy white.
Fruits	berries, globose to pear-shaped, 6–12 mm long, bright blue to deep blue.
2n	=28.

	Clintonia uniflora
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Moist, shaded understory of coniferous forests from coastline to timberline. Flowering May–Aug. 0–2300m. BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to AK, east to Alberta and MT. Native.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 297 Lareina Shipler
Sibling taxa	C. andrewsiana
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Clintonia uniflora

beadlily, bluebead, bride's bonnet, queen's cup

Habit

Plants 10–30 cm; rhizomes slender and creeping.

Leaves

2–3, glabrous except the ciliate margins, oblanceolate to oblong, mostly short-acuminate, 7–15 × 2–6 cm wide.

Inflorescence

solitary (rarely 2);

peduncle 4–8 cm long; hairy;

bract 1.

Flowers

perianth campanulate;

tepals oblanceolate, 15–25 mm long; creamy white.

Fruits

berries, globose to pear-shaped, 6–12 mm long, bright blue to deep blue.

=28.

Clintonia uniflora

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Moist, shaded understory of coniferous forests from coastline to timberline. Flowering May–Aug. 0–2300m. BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to AK, east to Alberta and MT. Native.

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 297
Lareina Shipler

Sibling taxa

C. andrewsiana

Web links