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Blue-bead lily - Clintonia borealis


Family: Liliaceae – Lily family Genus Common Name: Bluebead Native Status: Native
Clintonia borealis - Blue-bead lily. AKA yellow corn lily, yellow Clintonia. Clingman's Dome, Smoky Mountains
Distribution of Clintonia borealis in the United States and Canada:
USDA Plants Distribution Map
Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced

Map from USDA Plants Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 09 Sep 2010). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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AKA yellow corn lily, yellow Clintonia. Clingman's Dome, Smoky Mountains
Clintonia borealis

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