Clintonia uniflora

Clintonia uniflora
Mount Pilchuck State Park, July 2008

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Genus: Clintonia
Species:
C. uniflora
Binomial name
Clintonia uniflora
Synonyms
  • Smilacina uniflora (Menzies ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Hook.

Clintonia uniflora, commonly known as bride's bonnet, queen's cup, or bead lily, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet uniflora means "one-flowered", a characteristic that distinguishes this species from others in the genus Clintonia. For this reason, it is also known as the single-flowered clintonia.

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