Melanthiaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Liliales Melanthiaceae
Helonias bullata L.

Helonias bullata L.

Helonias bullata L.

Helonias bullata (swamp pink) is a rare federally threatened perennial herb native to the eastern United States.

Toxicoscordion fontanum (Eastw.) Zomlefer & Judd

Toxicoscordion fontanum (Eastw.) Zomlefer & Judd

Toxicoscordion fontanum (Eastw.) Zomlefer & Judd

Small-flower death camas (Toxicoscordion fontanum) is a rare toxic bulb-forming perennial found only in California serpentine marshes.

Veratrum insolitum Jeps.

Veratrum insolitum Jeps.

Veratrum insolitum Jeps.

Veratrum insolitum, or Siskiyou false hellebore, is a lily-related perennial false hellebore native to the northwestern United States.

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Melanthiaceae

Melanthiaceae

Melanthiaceae, the bunchflower family, is a Northern Hemisphere herbaceous flowering plant family in monocot order Liliales that includes Trillium and Paris.

Veratrum hybridum J.H.Zimmerman, 1961

Veratrum hybridum J.H.Zimmerman, 1961

Veratrum hybridum J.H.Zimmerman, 1961

Veratrum hybridum is a perennial flowering herb from the Melanthiaceae family native to the eastern United States.

Veratrum woodii Robbins ex A.Gray, 1856

Veratrum woodii Robbins ex A.Gray, 1856

Veratrum woodii Robbins ex A.Gray, 1856

Melanthium woodii, formerly Veratrum woodii, is a US-native perennial herb identifiable by unique chocolate brown tepals and fuzzy young ovaries.

Stenanthium leimanthoides (A.Gray) Zomlefer & Judd

Stenanthium leimanthoides (A.Gray) Zomlefer & Judd

Stenanthium leimanthoides (A.Gray) Zomlefer & Judd

Stenanthium leimanthoides, pine barren deathcamas, is a poisonous US-native Melanthiaceae wildflower with a complex taxonomic history.

Trillium petiolatum Pursh

Trillium petiolatum Pursh

Trillium petiolatum Pursh

Trillium petiolatum is an unusual trillium native to mountainous areas of the northwestern United States with long-petioled leaves.

Trillium decipiens J.D.Freeman

Trillium decipiens J.D.Freeman

Trillium decipiens J.D.Freeman

Trillium decipiens is an early-blooming sessile-flowered trillium easily distinguished from similar Trillium underwoodii by stem length.

Trillium decumbens Harb.

Trillium decumbens Harb.

Trillium decumbens Harb.

Trillium decumbens is a perennial herb with decumbent stems, mottled leaves, and foul-scented dark maroon twisted flowers.

Trillium discolor Hook.

Trillium discolor Hook.

Trillium discolor Hook.

Trillium discolor Hook. is a perennial herb with pale yellow upright flowers blooming mid April to early May.

Trillium gracile J.D.Freeman

Trillium gracile J.D.Freeman

Trillium gracile J.D.Freeman

Trillium gracile is a species of perennial flowering herb native to the Sabine River area of Louisiana and Texas.

Trillium ludovicianum Harb.

Trillium ludovicianum Harb.

Trillium ludovicianum Harb.

Trillium ludovicianum is a small perennial herb that grows in moist North American woods and floodplains, with notable growth after flowering.

Trillium reliquum J.D.Freeman

Trillium reliquum J.D.Freeman

Trillium reliquum J.D.Freeman

Trillium reliquum is a trillium species with three mottled leaves and a sessile flower that blooms from March to April.

Trillium viride L.C.Beck

Trillium viride L.C.Beck

Trillium viride L.C.Beck

Trillium viride is a low perennial trillium found in rich rocky wooded areas of Missouri and Illinois.

Trillium simile Gleason

Trillium simile Gleason

Trillium simile Gleason

Trillium simile is a spring-flowering perennial endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern US.

Trillium camschatcense Ker Gawl.

Trillium camschatcense Ker Gawl.

Trillium camschatcense Ker Gawl.

Trillium camschatcense is a white-flowered perennial herb of the Melanthiaceae family native to moist East Asian forests.

Trillium hibbersonii (T.M.C.Taylor & Szczaw.) D.O'Neill & S.B.Farmer

Trillium hibbersonii (T.M.C.Taylor & Szczaw.) D.O'Neill & S.B.Farmer

Trillium hibbersonii (T.M.C.Taylor & Szczaw.) D.O'Neill & S.B.Farmer

Trillium hibbersonii is a rare perennial trillium found only on Vancouver Island, with unique dormancy characteristics.

Trillium pusillum Michx.

Trillium pusillum Michx.

Trillium pusillum Michx.

Trillium pusillum Michx. is a perennial herbaceous trillium that grows across a range of North American acidic habitats.

Trillium crassifolium Piper

Trillium crassifolium Piper

Trillium crassifolium Piper

Trillium crassifolium, the Wenatchee Mountains Trillium, is a distinct perennial trillium found in the Pacific Northwest U.S.

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