Streptopus

Streptopus
Streptopus lanceolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Streptopoideae
Genus: Streptopus
Michx.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hexorima Raf.
  • Hekorima Kunth
  • Kruhsea Regel
  • Tortipes Small

Streptopus is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions.[2] Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk.[3] It is one of the shade-loving genera of the lily family.[4]

Streptopus spp. are perennial herbs spreading by means of underground rhizomes. They generally produce flowers only one or two at a time, these being often small and hidden beneath the leaves and white, greenish-yellow or rose in colour.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kew was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Utech, Frederick H. (2002). "Streptopus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Streptopus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Streptopus". Pacific Bulb Society Wiki.