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Clintonia umbellulata
Also called Speckled Wood-lily, Speckle Wood Lily
White clintonia is a perennial woodland wildflower native to the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States, grown for its white, speckled flowers and shiny foliage. It spreads slowly by underground rhizomes and needs cool, moist, shaded conditions.
Clintonia umbellulata, commonly known as white clintonia or speckled wood-lily, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet umbellulata means "umbelled," which refers to the shape of the plant’s inflorescence.
Clintonia umbellulata is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, from New York to Georgia. Counties where the species is known to occur are listed below:
Andrew's clintonia · Bluebead · Bead Lily · Bride's bonnet · Bluebead
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clintonia umbellulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
