Plants Profile for Streptopus amplexifolius (claspleaf twistedstalk)

General Information
Symbol:	STAM2
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Liliaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK I,N CAN N GL N L48 I,N SPM N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 520. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Streptopus Michx. – twistedstalk
Species	Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. – claspleaf twistedstalk

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 3 subspecies of Streptopus amplexifolius . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Native

Introduced

Native and Introduced

Distribution of <i>Streptopus amplexifolius</i> (L.) DC. var. <i>amplexifolius </i>

Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius
claspleaf twistedstalk

Distribution of <i>Streptopus amplexifolius</i> (L.) DC. var. <i>chalazatus</i> Fassett

Streptopus amplexifolius var. chalazatus
tubercle twistedstalk

Distribution of <i>Streptopus amplexifolius</i> (L.) DC. var. <i>papillatus</i> Ohwi

Streptopus amplexifolius var. papillatus
claspleaf twistedstalk

Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New Jersey white twisted-stalk Endangered
Pennsylvania white twisted-stalk Endangered
Tennessee white mandarin Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Alaska	FACU
Arid West	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	FAC
Northcentral & Northeast	FAC
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FAC