Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:
Stenanthium gramineum (Eastern featherbells)
Cressler, Alan

Stenanthium gramineum

Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong

Eastern Featherbells, Featherbells

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: STGR2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A large, narrow, pyramidal panicle of small, white, nodding flowers on a stem rising from a basal rosette of folded, grass-like leaves.

The genus name, from the Greek stenos ("narrow") and anthos ("flower"), refers to the narrow, pointed sepals and petals and to the shape of the panicle.

 

From the Image Gallery

20 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DC , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Distribution: Pennsylvania south to Florida, west to Texas, and northeast to Missouri and Michigan.
Native Habitat: Open, rocky woods and sandy bogs.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC FACW FAC FAC FAC
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Stenanthium gramineum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Stenanthium gramineum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stenanthium gramineum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-11
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back