Nemastylis nuttallii

Nemastylis nuttallii, the Nuttall's pleatleaf, Ozark celestial-lily or pine woods lily, is a plant species native to Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma in the south-central United States.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map Some authors have mistakenly called this species N. coelestina.Flora of North America, Nemastylis nuttallii

Nemastylis nuttallii is a bulb-forming perennial herb up to 40 cm (3 feet) tall. Stems are usually unbranched. Leaves are very narrow and linear. Flowers are pale blue, opening in the evening.Foster, Robert Crichton. 1945. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 155: 36–38.Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.

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