Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Kunth
queen's cup (blue-bead clintonia; bride's bonnet)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
queen's cup (blue-bead clintonia; bride's bonnet)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a slender rhizome; flowering stems 4-15 (20) cm tall, hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves 2 or 3, oblanceolate to oblong or elliptic, 10-25 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, sheathing at the base, shiny and slightly fleshy, variably long-soft-hairy beneath, the margins entire, hairy; stem leaves lacking, bracts 1 or 2.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary or rarely 2, erect flowers atop a leafless, 1- to 2-bracted, hairy stalk; flowers white, hairy, bell-shaped, about 2 cm long, of 6 similar, distinct tepals; stamens 6, the filaments loosely woolly-hairy; pistil 1, 2- or 3-chambered.
Fruits:
Berries, globe- to egg-shaped, metallic blue, 6-12 mm long; seeds 10 to 15, black.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Clintonia uniflora
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1011 | 0 | 2500 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
23 | 0 | 410 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
209 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
9776 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), BWBS(5), CWH(1047), ESSF(1839), ICH(4034), IDF(242), MH(120), MS(421), SBPS(37), SBS(1604), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic forests and glades from the lowland to lower subalpine zones; common in BC south of 56degreeN; N to S AK, E to SW AB and S to MT, ID and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Smilacina borealis var. uniflora Menzies ex Schult. & Schult. f.