FNA: Androstephium coeruleum

	Androstephium coeruleum
	blue funnel-lily
Leaves	10–30(–35) × 0.15–0.3 cm.
Scape	1–2(–3.5) dm, entirely glabrous.
Inflorescences	2–6(–9)-flowered.
Flowers	perianth light blue to violet-purple, 1.5–2.5(–3) cm, lobes shorter than to ca. as long as tube; anthers 2–4 mm; pedicel 1–2(–2.5) cm.
Capsules	1–1.5 cm.
Seeds	7–9 mm.

	Androstephium coeruleum
Phenology	Flowering spring (Feb–May).
Habitat	Prairies, grassy slopes, frequently in rocky areas
Elevation	100–800 m (300–2600 ft)
Distribution	KS; OK; TX [WildflowerSearch map]
Source	FNA vol. 26, p. 333.
Parent taxa	Liliaceae > Androstephium
Sibling taxa	A. breviflorum
Synonyms	Milla coerulea
Name authority	(Scheele) Greene: Pittonia 2: 57. (1890)
Web links	Local Web sites: KS Wildflowers WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

blue funnel-lily

Leaves

10–30(–35) × 0.15–0.3 cm.

Scape

1–2(–3.5) dm, entirely glabrous.

Inflorescences

2–6(–9)-flowered.

Flowers

perianth light blue to violet-purple, 1.5–2.5(–3) cm, lobes shorter than to ca. as long as tube;

anthers 2–4 mm;

pedicel 1–2(–2.5) cm.

Capsules

1–1.5 cm.

Seeds

7–9 mm.

Phenology

Flowering spring (Feb–May).

Habitat

Prairies, grassy slopes, frequently in rocky areas

Elevation

100–800 m (300–2600 ft)

Distribution

KS; OK; TX

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Synonyms

Milla coerulea

Name authority

(Scheele) Greene: Pittonia 2: 57. (1890)

Web links

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