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Encyclopedia > Clintonia
Bead Lilies: Clintonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Clintonia
Species

C. alleghaniensis
C. andrewsiana
C. borealis
C. udensis
C. umbellulata
C. uniflora

The genus Clintonia contains the bead lilies, which flower and then fruit into berry-like structures. Plants of this genus are distributed across North America and eastern Asia. This genus was named after De Witt Clinton, an 18th-century botanist and U.S. politician.




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clintonia - definition of clintonia by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (226 words)
Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Clintonia in the lily family, native to North America and eastern Asia and having broad basal leaves, white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, and blue or fl berries.
Andrew's clintonia, Clintonia andrewsiana, red Clintonia - plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon
Clintonia borealis, yellow clintonia, heal all - common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits
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