Nothoscordum bivalve |
Nothoscordum gracile |
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crowpoison, false garlic |
slender false garlic |
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Bulbs | globose to subglobose, to 1–1.5 cm diam.; outer coats brown; bulblets absent. |
ovoid, ca. 1.5 cm diam.; outer coats brown; bulblets 10–20+. |
Leaves | 1–4, sheaths enveloping neck of bulb, hyaline, subtruncate apically; blade filiform or linear, to 30 cm × 1–4(–5) mm, margins entire. |
2–9, sheaths enveloping neck of bulb, hyaline, reduced apically; blade linear, 20–40(–50) cm × 4–12 mm, margins entire. |
Scape(s) | solitary (rarely 2), terete, (10–)20–40 cm × 1–3 mm. |
1–2, terete, 30–60 cm × 2–3 mm. |
Umbel | mostly 3–6(–10)-flowered, often asymmetrical, 1–3 cm diam.; bracts persistent, 2, 1–2 cm × 4–8 mm, base coherent, imbricate, margins scarious or hyaline, apex acuminate. |
10–20-flowered, often asymmetrical, to 5 cm diam.; bracts persistent, 2, 1.2–2 cm × 5–8 mm, bases fused, imbricate, margins scarious. |
Flowers | not fragrant; tepals whitish to cream, at least outer ones with red or purplish red midvein, elliptic, (8–)10–12(–15) × 3–4.5 mm, apex acute or acuminate; filaments simple, adnate to tepals, 5–6 mm; anthers yellow; ovary crestless; style persistent, equaling stamens; stigma unlobed, 3/4 perianth; pedicel erect, 1–2 cm, elongating as flowers develop, but often of several lengths even in fruit. |
fragrant; tepals white adaxially with pink midvein and greenish bases, oblanceolate, 9–15 × 4 mm, apex obtuse; filaments simple, adnate to tepals, 7–10 mm; anthers dark brown; ovary crestless; style persistent in fruit, ± equaling stamens; stigma unlobed, equaling perianth; pedicel erect to spreading, 2–6 cm, unequal. |
Capsules | subglobose or obovoid, 6–8 × 6–8 mm. |
obovoid, ca. 6–7 × 6–7 mm. |
Seeds | 4–7 per locule. |
8–12 per locule. |
Nothoscordum bivalve |
Nothoscordum gracile |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Dec. | Flowering Mar–Dec. |
Habitat | Open woods, prairies, barrens | Roadsides, waste places |
Elevation | 0–1700 m (0–5600 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; AZ; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MO; MS; NC; NM; OH; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA; s to South America
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AL; CA; FL; GA; LA; MS; SC; South America [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | There is considerable controversy over the correct epithet. Based on the information available, the authors feel that Nothoscordum borbonicum Kunth is a misapplied name and that the correct name is Nothoscordum gracile. In the flora area, Nothoscordum gracile is an escape from cultivation. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 277. | FNA vol. 26, p. 277. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Nothoscordum | Liliaceae > Nothoscordum |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Ornithogalum bivalve, Allium bivalve, Allium striatum, N. striatum, N. texanum | Allium gracile, Allium fragrans, N. fragrans |
Name authority | (Linnaeus) Britton: in N. L. Britton and A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 415. (1896) | (Dryander) Stearn: Taxon 35: 335. (1986) |
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