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habitat |
flower |
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pedicle |
form |
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Habitat: |
moist areas, most woodlands |
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Plant Height: |
15-20 cm, erect stem |
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Flower Color: |
white |
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Flower: |
complete; perfect; 3 prominent sepals and 3 petals tinged with green; 6 stamens; 6 pistils fused with 3 carpels |
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Inflorescence: |
single, drooping flower at end of long pedicle |
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Fruit: |
berry with 3 carpels |
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Leaves: |
linear, generally 2 or 3 per bulb |
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Bloom Time: |
February-March |
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Origins: |
non-native |
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Other: |
originally found in Europe and Western Asia, his plant has escaped cultivation; entire plant is poisonous due to alkaloids present, can cause nausea; similar to Leucojum aestivum | |