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Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Liliaceae (lily) |
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Calochortoideae |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Habitat | Moderate moisture. Forests. |
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| Flowering | June to July |
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| Flower Color | Pink |
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| Identification | The stalk is branching, twisted, and jointed at the leaf axils giving it a zigzag appearance. The leaves stalkless but not clasping. The dark rose-purple to pink flowers have petal-like tepals that turn backward at the end. They hang singly on stems up to two inches long that are twisted or have an abrupt bend in the middle. The fruit is bright red. |
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| Similar Species |
Smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) is a taller plant, reaching up to 48″ at maturity. The stems are hairless, unbranched, and do not zigzag. The leaves sometimes clasp the stem. The leaves have 7 to 19, parallel veins. The inflorescences are small clusters of 2 to 15 cylinder-shaped flowers. The peduncles are not strongly bent backward. The fruits are dark blue-violet when mature. |
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| Synonyms | Streptopus roseus var. longipes Streptopus roseus ssp. longipes |
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| Common Names |
rose mandarin rose twisted-stalk rosybells scoot berry scootberry twistedstalk |
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