4-7 Haemodoraceae, bloodwort family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

Magnoliophyte, bloodwort family, monocots, Lachnanthes, Lophiola, redroot, golden-crest

Abstract

Worldwide, there are about 100 species of these mostly southern hemispheric plants, in 16 genera. Two reach Nova Scotia, both with very limited distribution. Typically, ours are 30–60 cm tall and unbranched with long linear leaves, reducing in length upwards along the stem. The inflorescence is a panicle, freely branching and comprising woolly yellowish flowers. Photographs by Sean Blaney, Ross Hall, and David Mazerolle.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Director; Adjunct Professor