Streptopus
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| White Twisted-Stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius) | |
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| Genus: | Streptopus
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Streptopus is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions.[2] Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk.[3] It is one of the shade dwelling members of the lily family.[4]
Streptopus is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. It generally produces flowers only one or two at a time, often small and hidden beneath the leaves. They are white, greenish-yellow or rose-colored.[2]
- Streptopus amplexifolius - central + southern Europe, Russian Far East, Canada including Arctic territories, Greenland, United States (Alaska, Great Lakes + mountains)
- Streptopus chatterjeeanus - Sikkim
- Streptopus koreanus - Korea, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning)
- Streptopus lanceolatus - Canada, United States (Alaska, Great Lakes, Appalachians, Cascades)
- Streptopus obtusatus - China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
- Streptopus ovalis - China (Liaoning), Korea
- Streptopus parasimplex - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan
- Streptopus parviflorus - China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
- Streptopus simplex - Tibet, Yunnan Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, northern + eastern India
- Streptopus streptopoides - Siberia, Russian Far East, Hokkaido, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), United States (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho)
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Streptopus
- ^ NRCS. "Streptopus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Pacific Bulb Society: Streptopus
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 153 扭柄花属 niu bing hua shu Streptopus Michaux
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Streptopus, Lauro alessandrino
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