NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Clintonia umbellulata

Scientific Name:	Clintonia umbellulata
Genus:	Clintonia
Species Epithet:	umbellulata
Common Name:	Speckled Wood Lily
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Red oak and other oak forests, mesic to dry ridges and slopes, less commonly in northern hardwood forests, generally at lower elevations than C. borealis, though the two species can co-occur
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Not Assigned
Landscape Value:	Not Assigned
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Buds Martha Baskin Nantahala, NC
Blooming Plant Martha Baskin Nantahala, NC
Blooms Martha Baskin Nantahala, NC Note the purple speckles on the tips of the petals.
Plants in situ Martha Baskin Nantahala, NC
Berries http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/liliace/Cumbel.htm
Strongly ciliated leaf margins North Carolina mountains Bettina Darveaux
Developing fruit. C. umbellulata tends to have more flowers (10-25) compared to C. borealis (3-8). North Carolina mountains Bettina Darveaux
A lovely patch Blue Ridge Parkway, Avery Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Neartica Plants