Corn Lily

	Corn Lily Corn lily is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * ''Clintonia borealis'' * ''Ixia'' spp. * ''Veratrum ''Veratrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae. It occurs in damp habitats across much of temperate and subarctic Europe, Asia, and North America. ''Veratrum'' species are vigorous herbaceous perennials with highly poiso ...'' spp. {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Clintonia Borealis ''Clintonia borealis'' is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet ''borealis'' means "of the north," which alludes to the fact that the species tends to thrive in the boreal forests of eastern Canada and northeastern United States. ''Clintonia borealis'' is commonly known as bluebead, bluebead lily, or yellow clintonia. The term "bluebead" refers to the plant's small blue spherical fruit, perhaps its most striking feature. However, the term can be misleading since all but one of the species in genus '' Clintonia'' have blue fruits (notably, the fruit of '' C. umbellulata'' is black). Thus yellow clintonia is probably a better name for ''C. borealis'' since the adjective refers to the color of the plant's flower, a unique character among ''Clintonia'' species. Compound names such as yellow bead lily or yellow bluebead lily are also in use. Other less common names include corn lily, poisonberry, or snakeberry. Some authors refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ixia ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many insects such as bees. The ''Ixia'' are also used sometimes as ornamental plants. The genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces of western South Africa. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, ''Carlina, Carlina gummifera'', an unrelated plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Species The genus ''Ixia'' includes the following species: ''Ixia abbreviata'' Houtt. ''Ixia acaulis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning ''Ixia alata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning ''Ixia alticola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning ''Ixia altissima'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]