Streptopus

Streptopus
White Twisted-Stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Streptopoideae
Genus:	Streptopus Michx.
Synonyms[1]
Hexorima Raf. Hekorima Kunth Kruhsea Regel Tortipes Small

Streptopus is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions.^[2] Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk.^[3] It is one of the shade dwelling members of the lily family.^[4]

Streptopus is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. It generally produces flowers only one or two at a time, often small and hidden beneath the leaves. They are white, greenish-yellow or rose-colored.^[2]

Species^[1][5][6][7]

• Streptopus amplexifolius - central + southern Europe, Russian Far East, Canada including Arctic territories, Greenland, United States (Alaska, Great Lakes + mountains)
• Streptopus chatterjeeanus - Sikkim
• Streptopus koreanus - Korea, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning)
• Streptopus lanceolatus - Canada, United States (Alaska, Great Lakes, Appalachians, Cascades)
• Streptopus obtusatus - China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
• Streptopus ovalis - China (Liaoning), Korea
• Streptopus parasimplex - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan
• Streptopus parviflorus - China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
• Streptopus simplex - Tibet, Yunnan Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, northern + eastern India
• Streptopus streptopoides - Siberia, Russian Far East, Hokkaido, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), United States (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho)

References

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