Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A. Gray. Fly-poison. Phen: May-Jul; Jul-Sep. Hab: In a wide variety of mesic to dry forests, pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhills, meadows, from 5 m to at least 1600 m in elevation. Dist: S. NY, PA, MO, and OK, south to Panhandle FL, MS, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Ar, FNA26, K1, K3, Mo1, NY, Tn, Va, Zomlefer & Judd (2002); = Amianthium muscaetoxicum – C, F, G, GW1, K4, Pa, RAB, Tat, W, WH3, orthographic variant; = Chrosperma muscaetoxicum (Walter) Kuntze – S, S13; = Zigadenus muscitoxicus (Walter) Regel – Zomlefer (1997a)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ?: 6
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