Stenanthium gramineum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyMelanthiaceae
Family (Traditional)Liliaceae
GenusStenanthium
Species:Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong
Common NameEastern Featherbells; Eastern Feather Bells
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: panicle/thyrse; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 6; Pistil Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value 9
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Caldwell (KY), Hardin (KY), Hopkins (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Nelson (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1946 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100719739 Hopkins Kentucky Max E. Medley
EKY
Stenanthium gramineum
31234100106309 Nelson Kentucky Richard H. Hannan
EKY
Stenanthium gramineum
BEREA005041 McCreary Kentucky
BEREA
Stenanthium gramineum
BEREA005042 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Stenanthium gramineum
BEREA005040 McCreary Kentucky
BEREA
Stenanthium gramineum
ETSU005178 Unicoi Tennessee 06 Aug 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Stenanthium gramineum
ETSU006625 Unicoi Tennessee 27 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Stenanthium gramineum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 06 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Stenanthium gramineum
N/A Greene Tennessee 11 Sep 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Stenanthium gramineum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 23 Apr 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006285 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006282 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006288 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006286 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006287 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006283 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006284 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006281 Monroe Tennessee
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
MDKY00006280 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065166 White Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065164 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065156 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065154 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065146 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065158 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065133 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065161 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065139 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065147 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065134 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065142 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065138 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065148 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065160 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065165 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065135 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065150 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065157 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065143 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0210071 Polk Tennessee A. Gattinger
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065141 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065155 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065162 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065163 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065132 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065153 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065136 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065144 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065140 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065152 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065145 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065167 White Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065151 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065149 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065172 Rockcastle Kentucky
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065137 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0065159 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005486 Marion Tennessee 01 Jul 1999 John Beck
3676
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005487 Polk Tennessee 25 May 1980 Larry G. Williams
1829
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005480 Hamilton Tennessee 19 Aug 1946 Eleanor McGilliard
70
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005490 Polk Tennessee 29 Jun 2011 Joey Shaw
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005485 Fentress Tennessee 16 Jun 2014 Joey Shaw
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005488 Polk Tennessee 1982 Larry G. Williams
1622
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005474 Polk Tennessee 20 Jul 1980 Gene S. Van Horn
2036
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005489 Polk Tennessee 12 Aug 1980 Larry G. Williams
1347
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005479 Hamilton Tennessee 30 Jul 1950 Eleanor McGilliard
116
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005473 Hamilton Tennessee 24 Aug 1974 Sherry Cunningham
145
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT005481 Polk Tennessee 11 Aug 1980 Larry G. Williams
1318
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0082485 Lewis Tennessee 29 Sep 2014 Judy Redden
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0117361 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0058188 McCracken Kentucky 28 Jun 1976 Raymond Athey
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0077309 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0117360 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0093462 McCracken Kentucky 28 Jun 1976 Raymond Athey
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0041714 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0035395 White Tennessee
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0093737 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0040076 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0093738 McCreary Kentucky 20 Aug 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0040077 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
APSC0115320 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU010212 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU021860 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU010209 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU010210 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU010208 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU032629 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU021859 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU010211 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
HTTU021861 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Stenanthium gramineum
TENN-V-0244190 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Stenanthium gramineum
UCHT040236 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Stenanthium gramineum
UOS07358 Franklin Tennessee 07 Sep 2006 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Stenanthium gramineum
ETSU031984 Sevier Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Stenanthium gramineum
MEM005999 Caldwell Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Stenanthium gramineum
MEM005100 McCracken Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Stenanthium gramineum
31234100106291 Rockcastle Kentucky Elizabeth M. Browne
EKY
Stenanthium gramineum
31234100106317 Rowan Kentucky Mary Wharton
EKY
Stenanthium gramineum
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