Nemastylis nuttallii

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Nemastylis
Species:
N. nuttallii
Binomial name
Nemastylis nuttallii
Pickering ex R.C.Foster 1945

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]

References

  1. "Nemastylis nuttallii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Nemastylis nuttallii
  4. Foster, Robert Crichton. 1945. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 155: 36–38.
  5. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
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