Nothoscordum bivalve

Nothoscordum bivalve is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae known by the common names crowpoison and false garlic. It is native to the southern United States from Arizona to Virginia, as well as Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and central Chile.[2][3]

Nothoscordum bivalve

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Nothoscordum
Species:
N. bivalve
Binomial name
Nothoscordum bivalve
Synonyms[1]

Nothoscordum bivalve is a perennial herb growing from a bulb about a centimeter wide. It produces one erect stem, or occasionally two. They grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) tall. There are one to four narrow leaves up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long. The inflorescence is an umbel of 3 to 6 flowers, or sometimes up to 10. There are two bracts at the base of the umbel. The flower has six whitish tepals, each of which usually has a dark reddish midvein.[2] The flower has no scent.[4] The fruit is a capsule.[2]

This is a common plant which grows in parks and on roadsides, and soils which are not too dry or too wet;[4] it grows well in lawns. It is a favorite nectar source for small butterflies such as the falcate orangetip.

References
  1. The Plant List
  2. Nothoscordum bivalve. Flora of North America.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Nothoscordum bivalve. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.


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