Scoliopus hallii |
Scoliopus bigelovii |
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Oregon fetid Adder's-tongue, slink-pod |
Bigelow's adderstongue, brownies, California fetid Adder's-tongue, slink pod |
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Stems | very short, 2.5–10 mm. |
6–20 cm. |
Leaves | 2(–3), subsessile; blade rarely mottled with purple, oblong-elliptic, 8–14 × 2.5–5 cm. |
2–3(–4), petiolate; blade often mottled with purple, elliptic to oblong, 14–24 × 4.5–8 cm. |
Flowers | 1–5; outer tepals yellowish green with purple lines, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 6.5–10 mm; inner tepals linear-spatulate, 6–9 × 0.3 mm; filaments 2–4 mm; anthers 1.9–2.3 mm; style 2–2.5 mm; stigmas spreading to recurved; pedicel very slender, elongating to 6–10 cm. |
3–12; outer tepals mottled with green and purple, ovate-lanceolate, 12.5–19 mm; inner tepals linear-subulate, 11.5–19 × 0.5 mm; filaments 2.3–4.3 mm; anthers 2–2.8 mm; style 4.5–6 mm; stigmas strongly recurved; pedicel strongly recurved in fruit, 11–22 cm. |
Capsules | 16–18.5 × 5.5–7.5 mm, including beak. |
22–30 × 6–9 mm, including beak. |
2n | = 14. |
= 16. |
Scoliopus hallii |
Scoliopus bigelovii |
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Phenology | Flowering late winter–early spring. | Flowering late winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Coniferous woods, mossy mountain stream banks | Redwood and coastal coniferous forests, mossy mountain stream banks, shaded slopes |
Elevation | 0–800 m (0–2600 ft) | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) |
Distribution |
OR
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CA
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Discussion | R. Y. Berg (1959) demonstrated for Scoliopus bigelovii (and his findings also apply to S. hallii) that a single flower functions as three independent pollination units, a feature usually associated with Iris (F. H. Utech 1992). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 118. | FNA vol. 26, p. 118. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Scoliopus | Liliaceae > Scoliopus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 272. (1879) | Torrey: Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5): 145, plate 22. (1857) |
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