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Photographer: Janice Stiefel
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Family Liliaceae
Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.
blue-bead-lily, corn-lily, yellow blue-bead-lily, yellow clintonia
Clintonia: after De Witt Clinton (1769-1828), a naturalist and governor of New York
borealis: northern
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-12" tall forb; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | yellow to greenish, 6-parted, 5/8" long, starry; inflorescence of 3-8 stalked flowers in a nodding cluster; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | blue, 1/4" berry |
| Leaf: | 2-5, large, oblong, basal, dark shiny green, surrounding the stalk |
| Habitat: | shade; moderate moisture to moist; forests, swamps; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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