Helonias bullata L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Melanthiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Basal lvs evergreen, elongate-spatulate, becoming 3 dm; scape elongating to 1 m, covered with short bract-like lvs at base, these becoming remote and scale-like above; raceme ovoid, 3–10 cm, ca 3 cm thick; fls fragrant, 1 cm wide; seeds linear, 5 mm; 2n=14. Swamps and bogs; s. N.Y. (formerly) and N.J. to se. Va. on the coastal plain; Blue Ridge Mts. of Va., N.C., and Ga. Apr., May.