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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; bulb with 1several large fleshy scales, 0many small scales
Stem erect, simple (0 in non-flower plants)
Leaves alternate (or whorled below), sessile, linear to ± ovate (1 "bulb-leaf" in non-flower plants)
Inflorescence: raceme; bracts leaf-like
Flower generally nodding, bell- or cup-shaped; perianth segments 6, of 2 similar whorls; nectaries 6, on perianth parts; stamens 6, included, inserted at perianth base, anthers attached ± near middle; ovary ± sessile, style 1, entire or 3-branched
Fruit: capsule, loculicidal, thin walled, ± rounded, 6-angled, or winged, chambers 3
Seeds many, 2 rows per chamber, flat, brownish
Species in genus: ± 100 species: n temp
Etymology: (Latin: dicebox, from fruit shape)
Reference: [Turrill & Sealy 1980 Hooker's Icones Plantarum 34:1275]
Bulbs of some eaten by Indians of North America
Horticultural information: DRN: for pots or rock gardens; DRY when dormant. Most are very DFCLT.
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Bulb; large scales 29; small scales 02
Stem: 36 dm
Leaves 512, alternate, crowded near lower center of stem, 515 cm, linear to lance-oblong
Flower nodding, odor unpleasant; perianth parts 1.83.5 cm, ovate, greenish white outside, purplish brown inside; nectary prominent, 2/3 perianth length, narrowly linear, green; style divided 1/2
Fruit ± angled
Chromosomes: 2n=24
Ecology: UNCOMMON. Clay depressions or other low heavy soils
Elevation: < 500 m.
Bioregional distribution: Outer North Coast Ranges (Mendocino Co.), Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central Valley, Central Western California
Synonyms: F. biflora var. a. Greene
Horticultural information: DRY, SUN: 14; DFCLT.