PLANTS Profile for Veratrum parviflorum (Appalachian bunchflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Veratrum parviflorum Michx.
Appalachian bunchflower

Symbol:

VEPA3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Veratrum parviflorum Michx.

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Synonyms:
Veratrum parviflorum Michx.

MEPA2

Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Watson

Appalachian bunchflower

Distribution:
Veratrum parviflorum Michx.


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USA (AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Veratrum parviflorum Michx.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 11 species in Veratrum

Classification:
Veratrum parviflorum Michx.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Veratrum L. – false hellebore
Species	Veratrum parviflorum Michx. – Appalachian bunchflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Veratrum parviflorum Michx.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
Melanthium parviflorum
small-flowered false hellebore		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Veratrum parviflorum Michx.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 01:51 PM CDT