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    - Class - Monocots - Monocotyledoneae
      - Order - Lilies - Liliales
        
        Family - Lilies - Liliaceae
        
        Species - Hooker's Fairybells - Prosartes hookeri

Hooker's Fairybells - Prosartes hookeri

Other Names: Disporum hookeri

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
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General Description

Stems 25–90 cm. Leaves 5–15 cm long, short-hairy below, nearly glabrous above with uniformly forward-pointing short hairs on the margins. Flowers: tepals 8–15 mm long, linear-elliptic; ovary and style base hairy. Berry 7–10 mm long, apiculate (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

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Range Comments

BC, AB south to CA, ID and MT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 688

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(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Moist coniferous forest; valleys, montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Hooker's Fairybells — Prosartes hookeri. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 25, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMLIL0R070