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Definition of Clintonia andrewsiana
1. Noun. Plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon.
Group relationships: Genus Clintonia
Generic synonyms: Clinton's Lily, Clintonia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clintonia Andrewsiana
Literary usage of Clintonia andrewsiana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"clintonia andrewsiana, Torr. Lily Family. Leaves.—Radical; oblong; six inches to
one foot long; two to four wide. Flower-stem.—One or two feet high; ..."
2. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1868)
"4, clintonia andrewsiana Torr. SUBSCRIBER, Baltimore, Md. — Most of the rhododendrons
advertised as "hardy varieties" in English catalogues would prove ..."
3. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"... with a central white stripe. Fl. pale rose, in a short erect dense panicle.
Pern. clintonia andrewsiana. (<?. f. 1888, iii. 805 : BM t. 7092. ..."