Stenanthium


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Read about Stenanthium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Stenanthium (Greek, narrow flower; referring to perianth-segments). Liliaceae. Bulbous plants, useful both out-of-doors and in the greenhouse.

Stems erect, tall, simple except for the infl.: lvs. radical or at the base of the st. long, linear or linear-lanceolate, smaller upward along the st. or none: fls. polygamous, whitish, greenish or dark purple, sometimes in lax slightly branched racemes, sometimes very numerous and smaller in pyramidal panicles, pedicelled, frequently nodding; perianth narrowly or broadly campanulate, persistent, segms. connate at base in a very short, turbinate tube, spreading above, narrow or lanceolate, acuminate, 3-7-nerved; stamens 6; ovary ovoid, 3-celled: caps. ovoid-oblong, partially dehiscent into 3 carpels.—About 5 species; one native of Sachaline Isl., another Mexican, the others W. American. CH


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