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Clintonia umbellulata (white clintonia)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Attributes

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)
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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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