Streptopus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Streptopus lanceolatus blooms.jpg

|image_caption = Streptopus lanceolatus

|taxon = Streptopus

|authority = Michx.

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms =

• Hexorima Raf.
• Hekorima Kunth
• Kruhsea Regel
• Tortipes Small

}}

Streptopus is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk.{{PLANTS|id=STREP3|taxon=Streptopus|accessdate=4 December 2015}} It is one of the shade-loving genera of the lily family.{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Streptopus |website=Pacific Bulb Society Wiki |title=Streptopus}}

Streptopus spp. are perennial herbs spreading by means of underground rhizomes. They generally produce flowers only one or two at a time, these being often small and hidden beneath the leaves and white, greenish-yellow or rose in colour.{{eFloras|1|131714|Streptopus |family=Liliaceae |first=Frederick H. |last=Utech}}