Definition of Clintonia andrewsiana

1. Noun. Plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon.

Exact synonyms: Andrew's Clintonia, Red Clintonia
Group relationships: Genus Clintonia
Generic synonyms: Clinton's Lily, Clintonia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clintonia Andrewsiana

Clifton
Cliftonia
Cliftonia monophylla
Climategate
Clinch River
Clinidae
Clinopodium
Clinopodium grandiflorum
Clinopodium vulgare
Clinoril
Clint
Clinton
Clinton's lily
Clinton administration
Clintonesque
Clintonia andrewsiana (current term)
Clintonia borealis
Clintonia uniflora
Clintonian
Clintonism
Clintonisms
Clintonista
Clintonistas
Clintonize
Clintonomics
Clio
Clios
Clipper chip
Clipper chips
Clitocybe

Literary usage of Clintonia andrewsiana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"Clintonia andrewsiana, Torr. Lily Family. Leaves.—Radical; oblong; six inches to one foot long; two to four wide. Flower-stem.—One or two feet high; ..."

2. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1868)
"4, Clintonia andrewsiana Torr. SUBSCRIBER, Baltimore, Md. — Most of the rhododendrons advertised as "hardy varieties" in English catalogues would prove ..."

3. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"... with a central white stripe. Fl. pale rose, in a short erect dense panicle. Pern. Clintonia andrewsiana. (<?. f. 1888, iii. 805 : BM t. 7092. ..."

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