BLUE FUNNEL-LILY
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Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele ) Greene
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| Harvey County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 4-10 inches |
| Family: Liliaceae - Lily Family |
| Flowering Period: April, May |
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| Stems: | | Leafless flowering stalk arising from bulb about 3 inches below ground, solitary, glabrous, waxy green. | | Leaves: | | Basal, 5 or 6, grass-like, sheathing base of flowering stalk, linear, 4 to 14 inches long, 1/12 to 1/8 inch wide, longer than flowering stalk, glabrous, folded somewhat. | | Inflorescences: | | Umbel, 2-9-flowered, terminal; subtending spathe bracts 3, lanceolate, membranous; flower stalks erect to spreading, .4 to .8 inch long, usually shorter than flowers. | | Flowers: | | Fragrant; perianth funnel-shaped, .72 to 1.2 inches long, bright to pale blue, 6-lobed; lobes united below, separated in upper half and spreading or ascending, oblong; stamens 6; filaments partially united to form tube; stigma 3-cleft. | | Fruits: | | Capsule, nearly spherical to egg-shaped, 2/5 to 3/5 inch long, 3-angled; seeds flattened, about 1/3 inch long, slightly wrinkled, black. | | Habitat: | | Prairies, grassy slopes, frequently in rocky areas. | | Distribution: | | Central and south-central 1/3 of Kansas | | Origin: | | Native | | Comments: | | Blue funnel-lily is often hidden among the grasses of the previous season. From Greekandros "man" and stephanos "crown" alluding to the shape of the corona. |
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| Blue funnel-lily inflorescence |  | | 74 KB | | Harvey County, Kansas |
| | Blue funnel-lily perianth lobes and corona |  | | 41 KB | | Harvey County, Kansas |
| | Blue funnel-lily |  | | 27 KB | | Harvey County, Kansas |
| | Blue funnel-lily leaves |  | | 131 KB | | Harvey County, Kansas |
| | Blue funnel-lily fruit |  | | 70 KB | | Harvey County, Kansaas |
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