''Streptopus'' is a Eurasian and

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n genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of the lily family. ''Streptopus'' spp. are perennial herbs spreading by means of underground rhizomes. They generally produce flowers only one or two at a time, these being often small and hidden beneath the leaves and white, greenish-yellow or rose in colour.

Etymology

The genus name is a compound of the Greek adjective στρεπτός (''streptos'') "twisted" and the noun πούς (''pous'') "foot" in reference to the twisted or geniculate peduncle, as referenced in the English name given above.

Species

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Streptopus amplexifolius ''Streptopus amplexifolius'' (twistedstalk, clasping twistedstalk, claspleaf twistedstalk, white twisted-stalk, or watermelon berry) is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to North America, Europe and Asia. It is a her ...

'' - central + southern Europe, Russian Far East, Canada including Arctic territories, Greenland, United States ( Alaska, Great Lakes + mountains) *''

Streptopus chatterjeeanus ''Streptopus'' is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of th ...

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Streptopus koreanus ''Streptopus'' is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of th ...

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Streptopus lanceolatus ''Streptopus lanceolatus'' (rose twisted stalk, rosybells, rose mandarin, scootberry, liverberry, rose-bellwort), is an understory perennial plant native to the forests of North America, from Alaska to Labrador, south through the Great Lakes and ...

'' - Canada, United States ( Alaska, Great Lakes, Appalachians, Cascades) *''

Streptopus obtusatus ''Streptopus'' is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of th ...

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Streptopus ovalis ''Streptopus'' is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of th ...

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Streptopus parasimplex ''Streptopus'' is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of th ...

'' - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan *'' Streptopus parviflorus'' -

( Sichuan, Yunnan) *'' Streptopus simplex'' - Tibet, Yunnan Bhutan,

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, Nepal, Sikkim, northern + eastern India *'' Streptopus streptopoides'' - Siberia, Russian Far East, Hokkaido, Canada ( Alberta, British Columbia), United States ( Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho)

References

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