Clintonia borealis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Liliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Clintonia
Species:	Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.
Common Name	Bluebead; Blue Bead Lily
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; 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: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	8
Status	Native; EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Rockcastle (KY), Carter (TN), Greene (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, ETSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA004959	Rockcastle	Kentucky		BEREA Clintonia borealis
TENN-V-0067377	Greene	Tennessee		TENN Clintonia borealis
TENN-V-0245504	Sevier	Tennessee		TENN Clintonia borealis
TENN-V-0067380	Unicoi	Tennessee		TENN Clintonia borealis
ETSU032048	Carter	Tennessee	James T Donaldson	ETSU Clintonia borealis
TENN-V-0067378	Unicoi	Tennessee		TENN Clintonia borealis
TENN-V-0067379	Unicoi	Tennessee		TENN Clintonia borealis
APSC0035419	Sevier	Tennessee		APSC Clintonia borealis
ETSU033515	Carter	Tennessee		ETSU Clintonia borealis

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Clintonia borealis

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