Prosartes smithii

Prosartes smithii
Prosartes smithii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Prosartes
Species: P. smithii
Binomial name
Prosartes smithii
(Hook.) Utech, Shinwari & Kawano
Synonyms

Disporum smithii

Prosartes smithii, formerly Disporum smithii, is a species of flowering plant known by the common name largeflower fairybells. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in shady forest and woodland, including redwood forests. It is an erect, branching perennial herb growing up to a meter tall. Its narrow, fuzzy stems bear wide, oval-shaped, pointed leaves up to 12 centimeters long and mostly hairless. The inflorescence produces up to seven drooping, hanging flowers which may be hidden in the cover of the large leaves. The flower is cylindrical to bell-shaped with six white to green-tinged tepals each up to 3 centimeters long. The fruit is an oval-shaped orange or red berry just over a centimeter long.

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In cultivation at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, UK