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Melanthiaceae
Melanthium

not marked as a favorite taxon Melanthium Linnaeus. Common name: Bunchflower.

Key to Melanthium

A genus of 4 species, herbs of e. North America. While sometimes included in Veratrum, the best molecular study to date (Kim et al. 2016) suggests that Melanthium is more closely related to Stenanthium and Anticlea than to Veratrum s.s.

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References: Bodkin & Utech (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Kim et al. (2016); Tamura (1998c) In Kubitzki (1998a); Zomlefer (1997a); Zomlefer (2012); Zomlefer et al. (2003). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Melanthium© John Gwaltney | Melanthium parviflorum
image #2 of Melanthium© Will Stuart | Melanthium hybridum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Melanthium© Bonnie Semmling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bonnie Semmling | Melanthium woodii source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Melanthium© Kyle Filicky | Melanthium virginicum | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Melanthium© Edwin Bridges | Melanthium parviflorum | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Melanthium© Alan Cressler: Hall County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Melanthium woodii source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Melanthium© Scott Ward | Melanthium virginicum | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Melanthium© John Gwaltney | Melanthium parviflorum | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Melanthium© Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nathan Aaron | Melanthium woodii source | Original Image ⭷

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