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Stenanthium tennesseense
Stenanthium tennesseense Sorrie & Weakley
Tennessee Featherbells, Tennessee Death Camas
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s):
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: PerennialHabit: 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 , GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Tepals white, fading greenish. (Reslit: 3187). Fruiting September and October. (Bibref: 1824)
Distribution
USA: TNNative 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: HighLight Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesBibliography
Bibref 1824 - Flora of the Southeastern United States - 2020 AND 2022 EDITIONS (2022) Weakley, Alan S.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Research Literature
Reslit 3187 - Stenanthium leimanthoides and S. densum (Melanthiaceae) revisited, with the description of two new species (2017) Sorrie, Bruce A., Alan S. WeakleyThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Stenanthium tennesseense in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Stenanthium tennesseense in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-18Research By: Joseph A. Marcus