Queen's cup
Clintonia uniflora

Family: Liliaceae

What it is like

A herb that keeps growing from year to year from an underground stem or rhizome. It grows 50 cm high. The leaves at the base are 2-5 cm wide. It has one or sometimes 2 flowers. They are white.

Also put in the family Uvulariaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in shady forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Canada, North America

How it is used for food

The young leaves are edible raw and older leaves are cooked.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Smilacina borealis var. uniflora Menzies ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Smilacina uniflora (Menzies ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Hook.;