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Perennial to trees, from membranous bulb, fibrous corm, scaly rhizome, or erect caudex
Stem generally underground
Leaves generally basal, often withering early, alternate, generally ± linear
Inflorescence various, generally bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; perianth often showy, segments generally 6 in two petal-like whorls (outer sometimes sepal-like), free or fused at base; stamens 6 (or 3 + generally 3 ± petal-like staminodes), filaments sometimes attached to perianth or fused into a tube or crown; ovary superior or inferior, chambers 3, placentas generally axile, style generally 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: generally capsule, loculicidal or septicidal (berry or nut)
Genera in family: ± 300 genera, 4600 species: especially ± dry temp and subtropical; many cultivated for ornamental or food;some TOXIC . Here includes genera sometimes treated in Agavaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.
Perennial; rhizome slender, spreading
Leaves ± basal, wide; petioles sheathing
Inflorescence: umbel or flowers solitary on scapose peduncles
Flower: perianth part 6 in 2 petal-like whorls, free; stamens 6, attached to perianth, hairy near base in CA; ovary superior, chambers 23, stigma obscurely 23-lobed
Fruit: berry, ovoid, blue in CA
Seeds 2several, black
Species in genus: 6 species: w North America, e North America, Asia
Etymology: (De Witt Clinton, naturalist, governor of New York, 17691828)
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Rhizome 410 mm diam
Leaves 5(6), 1530 cm, 512 cm wide, elliptic, ± hairy
Inflorescence: umbels generally 14, lateral; peduncle 2550 cm, hairy; bracts 13; pedicels 13 cm, unequal, hairy
Flower 1018 mm; perianth pink to rose-purple, hairy, segments pouch-like at base
Fruit 812 mm
Chromosomes: n=14
Ecology: Shaded, damp redwood forest
Elevation: < 400 m.
Bioregional distribution: North Coast, Klamath Ranges, North Coast Ranges, Central Coast, w San Francisco Bay Area, n Outer South Coast Ranges
Distribution outside California: sw Oregon
Horticultural information: SHD, DRN, IRR; DRY when dormant: 4, 5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17; DFCLT.