Photo by Jan Tezlaff
Bluebead Lily is a woodland perennial native to Wisconsin. It typically grows to a height of five to 10 inches. The flowers are arranged in small umbels at the end of a long stalk, with each flower having 3 stamens and 3 petal-like sepals. This plant bears three to six creamy, yellow to white, slightly drooping flowers per stalk, each almost an inch long. It has two to four simple, lance-shaped, toothless leaves that are long, thick, and fleshy. It grows in damp woods, usually conifer. (LS)