Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Liliales > Liliaceae > Clintonia > Clintonia umbellulataClintonia umbellulata (white clintonia)Synonyms: Clintonia alleghaniensis; Clintonia decantha; Clintonia multiflora (heterotypic); Clintonia odorata; Clintonia odorata var. punctata; Clintonia parviflora; Clintonia parviflora var. abortiva; Clintonia parviflora var. plicata; Clintonia podanisia; Clintonia podanisia var. biflora; Clintonia podanisia var. fascicularis; Clintonia podanisia var. glabrata; Clintonia podanisia var. phyllostema; Clintonia umbellata; Convallaria umbellulata (homotypic); Maianthemum umbellulatum; Smilacina umbellulata; Xeniatrum umbellatum; Xeniatrum umbellulatum (homotypic) Clintonia umbellulata (White Clintonia, Clinton's Lilly, Speckled Wood Lily) is a perennial herb in the lily family. It is found in the deciduous forests of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States (NY, OH, PA, WV, GA, KY, MD, TN, VA, NC and SC). It blooms in late spring. Clintonia umbellulata has broad, glossy leaves with a few hairs. Flowering stalk is up to 50 cm tall, with a display of drooping flowers. Flowers are white, speckled with green or purple spots. Berries are black and spherical. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Low |  | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Structure [3] | Herb |  | Height [2] | 8 inches (0.2 m) | Width [2] | 8 inches (0.2 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Clintonia umbellulata |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site National Historic Site |
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1152 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield |
III |
1019 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Gauley River National Recreation Area |
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10157 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial |
VI |
175 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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