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Stenanthium occidentale

Stenanthium occidentale A. Gray

Western Featherbells, Western Stenanthium

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Synonym(s): Anticlea occidentalis, Stenanthella occidentalis

USDA Symbol: STOC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Pale greenish-bronze or purplish-green flowers resembling dainty bells hanging in open racemes above several narrow, grass-like, basal leaves.

Flowers tend to turn to one side of the inflorescence and resemble miniature strings of bells, reminiscent of those once decorating horse-drawn sleighs.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC
Native Distribution: British Columbia south to northern California and western Montana.
Native Habitat: Wet cliffs and banks and moist mountain meadows and forests.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACW FACW 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.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 occidentale in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Stenanthium occidentale in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stenanthium occidentale

Metadata

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

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