Nothoscordum bivalve
| Nothoscordum bivalve | |
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| Photo from the Illinois Wildflowers Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Nothoscordum |
| Species: | N. bivalve |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothoscordum bivalve L. | |
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| Natural range of Nothoscordum bivalve from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: grace garlic; false garlic;[1] crowpoison[2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: Allium bivalve[1]
Description
Distribution
This species is found from southeastern Virginia, westward to southern Ohio and Kansas, southward to central peninsular Florida, Texas, and South America.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
N. bivalve occurs around granite flatrocks, in various glades and barrens, open woodlands, along roadsides, and in fields.[1]
Phenology
In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, N. bivalve flowers from mid-March through mid-May and in September through December. Fruiting occurs in May through June and from October through January.[1]
