Shrubs, trees, rarely scandent, evergreen, usually dioecious or sometimes monoclinous or andromonoecious.

灌木，乔木，很少攀缘，常绿，常雌雄异株或有时雌雄蕊同花或雄花两性花同株。

"blazing star:a rhizomatous dioecious herb (Chamaelirium luteum) in the lily family, having long racemes of small flowers."

一种百合科的雌雄异体的根茎状草本植物(深黄色泽芹属),有总状花序的小花。