Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Queen's Cup (Bead Lily)

Clintonia uniflora - Common, midsummer, perennial, 2-6 inches. Coastal, west-side forest, east-side forest. Rosette of 2-3 leaves, from roots running in deep soils forming ground cover of plants. Leaves 4-6 inches long, 1-2 inches wide, oblong, with pointed tip, more or less hairy especially along edges. Stem erect, hairy, topped with one white flower 1-2 inches across, slightly cup-shaped at base, petals opening wide and flat to face upward. Seeds in bright blue berries. Grows in shaded, moist forests from coastline to timberline.