Bead Lily
Bead lily is a common name for several flowering plant species in genus ''Clintonia'', including: * ''Clintonia andrewsiana'', Andrews' bead lily, also known as the red bead lily * '' Clintonia borealis'', the blue bead-lily * ''Clintonia uniflora ''Clintonia uniflora'', commonly known as bride's bonnet, queen's cup, or bead lily, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet ''uniflora'' means "one-flowered", a characteristic that distinguishes this sp ...

Clintonia
''Clintonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family Liliaceae. Plants of the genus are distributed across the temperate regions of North America and eastern Asia, in the mesic understory of deciduous or coniferous forests. The genus, first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1818, was named for DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), a naturalist and politician from the U.S. state of New York. For this reason, plants of the genus are commonly known as Clinton's lily. The common name bluebead (and by extension bluebead lily) refer to the distinctive fruit of members of the genus. Since fruit color varies somewhat across species, the common name bead lily is used as well. Description The genus ''Clintonia'' is morphologically diverse. Species are herbaceous perennial plants growing from rhizomatous underground stems with thin, fibrous roots. They grow from 1.5 to 8 dm tall. They have 2 to 6 basal leaves arising from the rhizome crown, the basal leaves are ses ...
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Clintonia Andrewsiana
''Clintonia andrewsiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The species was discovered by John Milton Bigelow in 1854 and described by John Torrey in 1856. The specific epithet ''andrewsiana'' honors Timothy Langdon Andrews (1819–1908), a "gentleman who assiduously examined the botany" of California during the mid-19th century. The species is commonly known as Andrews clintonia or red clintonia, where the latter refers to the color of the flowers. In California, it is also known as bluebead lily or western bluebead lily, not to be confused with '' C. borealis'', which is likewise known as bluebead lily. The Pomo people of northern California considered the plant to be poisonous. Description ''Clintonia andrewsiana'' is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by means of underground rhizomes. It is the largest plant species in the genus, standing tall. Around the base of the plant are 5 or 6 oval-shaped, dark green leaves, each long and ...
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Clintonia Borealis
''Clintonia borealis'' is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet ''borealis'' means "of the north," which alludes to the fact that the species tends to thrive in the boreal forests of eastern Canada and northeastern United States. ''Clintonia borealis'' is commonly known as bluebead, bluebead lily, or yellow clintonia. The term "bluebead" refers to the plant's small blue spherical fruit, perhaps its most striking feature. However, the term can be misleading since all but one of the species in genus ''Clintonia'' have blue fruits (notably, the fruit of '' C. umbellulata'' is black). Thus yellow clintonia is probably a better name for ''C. borealis'' since the adjective refers to the color of the plant's flower, a unique character among ''Clintonia'' species. Compound names such as yellow bead lily or yellow bluebead lily are also in use. Other less common names include corn lily, poisonberry, or snakeberry. Some authors refer ...
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