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Stenanthium tennesseense

Stenanthium tennesseense Sorrie & Weakley

Tennessee Featherbells, Tennessee Death Camas

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

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USDA Symbol: STTE8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Size Notes: To about 3 feet tall.
Leaf: "Leaves basal and near-basal, the few distal leaves much reduced; basal leaves 3�7 mm wide (mean 4.8) and up to 50 cm long. Stem simple, 65�108 cm tall (mean 87.8)" (Reslit: 3187).
Flower: "Inflorescence a panicled raceme, branches 1�several. Tepals 6, � elliptic, 3.0�4.0 mm long, white, fading greenish post-anthesis. Tepal gland basal, very slightly raised, yellowish." (Reslit: 3187).
Fruit: "Capsules narrowly conic, 8�13 mm long, (mean 10.4), greenish to brownish." (Reslit: 3187).

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Tepals white, fading greenish. (Reslit: 3187). Fruiting September and October. (Bibref: 1824)

Distribution

USA: TN
Native Distribution: Endemic to Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, and Warren County, Tennessee. (Reslit: 3187).
Native Habitat: Swamps, low moist meadows and open woodlands. (Reslit: 3187).

Growing Conditions

Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Bibliography

Bibref 1824 - Flora of the Southeastern United States - 2020 AND 2022 EDITIONS (2022) Weakley, Alan S.

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Research Literature

Reslit 3187 - Stenanthium leimanthoides and S. densum (Melanthiaceae) revisited, with the description of two new species (2017) Sorrie, Bruce A., Alan S. Weakley

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Stenanthium tennesseense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Stenanthium tennesseense in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-18
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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