ClintoniaClintonia borealis Rouge Park七七北极光胭脂园.ppt

Clintonia(Clintonia borealis) Family: Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee) – In the Lily family. Genus: Clintonia (klin-TOH-nee-uh) – It was named for De Witt Clinton, 19th century naturalist and governor of New York State. Species: borealis (bor-ee-AL-is) – Borealis is from the Greek, boreios, which means from the quarter of the North wind or northern. Alternative Pronunciation: bor-ee-AY-lis Clintonia Clintonia is a perennial, herbaceous, native plant in the lily family. It can reach 33cm in height. Other names for clintonia include: cows tongue, blue-bead, bluebead, bluebead lily, yellow beadlily, yellow bluebeadlily, yellow corn-lily, wood lily, blue bead lily, yellow clintonia, dogberry, clinton’s lily and corn-lily. The common names which include “bead” come from the round, bright blue fruit. The tongue common names comes from the tongue shaped leaves. Clintonia As mentioned, Clintonia is named after DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828). He was an early naturalist, educator and historian. He is often referred to as the Father of the Erie Canal, because he was one of the prime movers for the construction of the canal, which connects Albany to Lake Erie at Buffalo. He served in the New York State Legislature and the U.S. Senate, and was Mayor of New York City and Governor of New York State. As a naturalist, he discovered a native American wheat and a new fish, the Salma Otsego. He authored the Introductory Discourse about the state of scientific knowledge in United States in 1814 and a book on New York history as well as numerous scientific papers. Clintonia This plant has 2 to 5 (usually 3) basal leaves only. They are large, erect, shiny, bright green, basal leaves with parallel veins typical of the lily family. The leaves are somewhat stiff and leathery and entire, finely hairy on the margins and veins; elliptic or tongue-shaped, abruptly pointed at the tip, 8 to 24 cm long. It grows up to 30 cm high It grows from 18 to 42 cm high. Clintonia The pale yello