Streptopus: Country Or Region Of Origin
Temp. Northern Hemisphere
Plant Profile: Streptopus
Taxonomy: StreptopusNames
Mandarin, Scootberry, Twisted-stalk
Phonetic Spelling:STREP-toh-pus
Genus:Streptopus
Species:
Family:Liliaceae
**Streptopus**
The berries of this plant are toxic when consumed. It is commonly located in forested regions or other natural environments, particularly in lush, damp woodlands.
Tags
#NC native
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Streptopus Feature Summary
Attributes
Temp. Northern Hemisphere
Perennial
Fruit
Flowers
Whitish-rose, solitary, 6-parted flowers.
White
Red/Burgundy
6 petals/rays
Bell
Leaves
Leaves clasp at the base.
Simple
Alternate
Poisonous to Humans
Unknown cases, but suspected due to close relationship with known toxic plants.
Possibly cardiac glycosides.
Fruits
Whole Plant Traits
Native Plant
Poisonous
Herb
Erect
Cultural Conditions
Mountains
Stem
Streptopus Image Gallery
Streptopus Attributes
Streptopus: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Streptopus Fruit
Streptopus: Fruit Description
Fruit hangs below the leaves.
Streptopus: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Streptopus: Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Streptopus Flowers
Streptopus: Flower Description
Whitish-rose, solitary, 6-parted flowers.
Streptopus: Flower Color
Red/Burgundy
White
Streptopus: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Streptopus: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Streptopus Leaves
Streptopus: Leaf Description
Leaves clasp at the base.
Streptopus: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Streptopus: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Streptopus: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Streptopus Poisonous to Humans
Streptopus: Poison Symptoms
Unknown cases, but suspected due to close relationship with known toxic plants.
Streptopus: Poison Toxic Principle
Possibly cardiac glycosides.
Streptopus: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Streptopus: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Streptopus: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Streptopus Whole Plant Traits
Streptopus: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Streptopus: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Streptopus Cultural Conditions
Streptopus: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Streptopus Stem
Streptopus: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
