Characteristics
Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.
blue bead lily
Cool northern coniferous, coniferous-hardwood, and hardwood forests; and hummocks in swamps. Very common understory herbaceous plant in northern and cool forests extending into the sub-alpine. Sometimes after forest clearing or in openings in forests it becomes quite robust and flowers heavily.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU, FAC+ (NWPL)
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Citation
Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.
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Species Distribution Map
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