Nemastylis nuttallii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Nemastylis |
Species: | N. nuttallii
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Binomial name | |
Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C.Foster 1945
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Nemastylis nuttallii, the Nuttall's pleatleaf,[1] Ozark celestial-lily or pine woods lily, is a plant species native to Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma in the south-central United States.[2] Some authors have mistakenly called this species N. coelestina.[3]
Nemastylis nuttallii is a bulb-forming perennial herb up to 40 cm (3 feet) tall. Stems are usually unbranched. Leaves are very narrow and linear. Flowers are pale blue, opening in the evening.[3][4][5]