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Prosartes hookeri

Prosartes

fairy-bells, Hooker's fairy-bells

fairy-bell
Habit Sparingly branched perennial herbs from rhizomes, the leafy stem up to 6 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves ovate, pointed, strongly cordate and oblique, strongly pubescent below and sparsely so above, the margins with forward-pointing hairs.

Flowers

Flowers 2-3, narrowly bell-shaped, creamy white, 9-18 mm. long;

tepals 6, alike, distinct, narrowly elliptic;

stamens 6, at least as long as the perianth, the anthers exposed;

style hairy, stigma nearly entire.

Fruits

Fruit a red berry, broadly obovoid, 7-9 mm. long.

Prosartes hookeri

Prosartes
Flowering time April-July
Habitat Moist, shady, wooded areas, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Occurring in forested areas on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. smithii, P. trachycarpa
Subordinate taxa
P. hookeri, P. smithii, P. trachycarpa
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