Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database
Prosartes smithii (Smith's Fairybells or Fairy Lantern)

 

Kingdom

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 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

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 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

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 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

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 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Liliopsida – Monocotyledons

Subclass

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 Liliidae

Order

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 Liliales

Family

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 Liliaceae – Lily family

Genus

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 Prosartes D. Don

Species

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 Prosartes smithii (Hook.) Utech/ Shinwari & Kawano – largeflower fairybells

Similar to Hooker's Fairybells, this species has but smooth stem and leaves and reaches only 15."

Delightful white flowers hang pendant from the upright stems and are followed by red berries.

This Fairybell spreads quickly by rhizomes to fill in a moist, shaded opening in your garden.
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