Clintonia
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Clintonia is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family Liliaceae. Plants of the genus are distributed across the temperate regions of North America and eastern Asia,[1][2] in the mesic understory of deciduous or coniferous forests.[3] The genus, first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1818,[4] was named for DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), a naturalist and politician from the U.S. state of New York.[5][6] For this reason, plants of the genus are commonly known as Clinton's lily. The common name bluebead (and by extension bluebead lily) refer to the distinctive fruit of members of the genus.[7] Since fruit color varies somewhat across species, the common name bead lily is used as well.[8]
Clintonia | |
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Fruits of Clintonia borealis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Medeoleae |
Genus: | Clintonia Raf. |
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