NOUN | plant | Clintonia andrewsiana, red Clintonia, Andrew's clintonia | plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers |
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Meaning | plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon. | |
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Synonyms | red Clintonia, Andrew's clintonia | |
Member of | genus Clintonia | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
Broader | clintonia, Clinton's lily | Any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries |
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