Melanthium woodii (J.W. Robbins ex Alph. Wood) Bodkin. Ozark Bunchflower, Wood's False-hellebore. Phen: Jul; Sep. Hab: Circumneutral soil of woodlands over mafic rocks (such as amphibolite) or other calcareous substrates, hammocks. Dist: Primarily Ozarkian, but extending in scattered populations eastward as far as FL Panhandle (Gadsden and Liberty counties), sw. GA, nw. GA, sc. TN, nw. SC (Pickens County), and sw. NC (Polk County).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = FNA26, K1, K4; = n/a – RAB; = Veratrum woodii J.W.Robbins ex Wood – Ar, C, F, G, Il, K3, Mo1, Tn, WH3, Zomlefer (1997a); > Veratrum intermedium Chapm. – S, S13; > Veratrum woodii J.W.Robbins ex Wood – S13
Heliophily ?: 6
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© Alan Cressler: Veratrum woodii, Hall County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Veratrum woodii, Lookout Mountain, Walker County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Veratrum parviflorum (left), Veratrum woodii (right), Lookout Mountain, Walker County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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