
| Also known as: | Yellow Bluebead Lily, Yellow Clintonia, Corn Lily |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Clintonia |
| Family: | Liliaceae (Lily) |
| Life cycle: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Habitat: | shade to part sun; moist woods, swamps |
| Bloom season: | spring |
| Plant height: | 6 to 16 inches |
| USDA PLANTS database: | Minnesota county distribution map |
| Spotted in Ramsey County at: |
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Flowers are in groups of 2 to 6 at the end of a long naked stem that sprouts from the base of the plant. Individual flowers are up to 1 inch long and a typical lily bell shape, 6 tepals (petals) that flare out, 6 long stamens with yellow tips and a long straight style. The color is yellow to yellowish green. The flowers tend to nod down. Each plant has a single stem of flowers.
There are 2 to 4 leaves around the base of the plant, each up to 8 inches long and 3 inches wide with a pointed tip and tapering at the base. There is a distinct central vein and faint parallel veins. The surface is glossy.
Fruit is a green berry about ¼ inch in diameter that ripens to a deep blue color, and is where the common name originates.
Photos taken at Vadnais/Snail Lake Regional Park, Shoreview, MN June and August 2008
Have you seen this plant in Minnesota, or have any other comments about it?
I've found hundreds of clumps of this plant in the woods while camping up the Arrowhead Trail (north of Grand Marais).
on: 2010-04-26 23:18:04
I found several clumps in the untouched oak woodlands behind my house.