. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. i. Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. Clasping-leaved Twisted-stalk. Liver- berry. Fig. 1293. Uvularia amplexifolia L. Sp. PI. 304. 1753. Streptopus amplexifolius DC. Fl. France 3: 174. 1805. Rootstock short, stout, horizontal, covered with thick fibrous roots. Plant ii°-3° high; stem glabrous, usually branching below the middle, leaves 2'-$' long, i'-2' wide, a
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. i. Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. Clasping-leaved Twisted-stalk. Liver- berry. Fig. 1293. Uvularia amplexifolia L. Sp. PI. 304. 1753. Streptopus amplexifolius DC. Fl. France 3: 174. 1805. Rootstock short, stout, horizontal, covered with thick fibrous roots. Plant ii°-3° high; stem glabrous, usually branching below the middle, leaves 2'-$' long, i'-2' wide, acumi- nate at the apex, cordate-clasping at the base, glabrous, glaucous beneath; peduncles i'-2' long, 1-2-flowered; flowers greenish white, 4"- 6" long; perianth-segments narrowly lanceo- late, acuminate; anthers subulate-pointed; stigma simple, obtuse or truncate; berry oval, S"-8" long. In moist woods, Greenland to Alaska, south to North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico. Ascends to 4000 ft. in the Adirondacks. May- July. 2. Streptopus roseus Michx. Sessile- leaved Twisted-stalk. Fig. 1294. Streptopus roseus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 201. 1803. Streptopus longipes Fernald, Rhodora 8 : 71. 1906. Plant i°-2i° high, from a short stout rootstock covered with fibrous roots, some- times stoloniferous. Branches sparingly pu- bescent; leaves 2'-4i' long, acuminate at the apex, sessile, rounded, or slightly clasping at the base, green on both sides, or somewhat paler beneath, their margins finely ciliate; peduncles ¥~i' long, usually pubescent, 1- flowered, rarely 2-flowered; flowers purple or rose, 4"-6" long; perianth-segments lanceo- late, acuminate; anthers 2-horned; style 3- cleft, the spreading branches stigmatic along the inner side; berry s"-6" in diameter. In moist woods, Newfoundland to Manitoba, Georgia and Michigan. Ascends to 5600 ft. in Virginia. Liver-berry. May-July. Streptopus oreopolus Fernald is apparently a hybrid b
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