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Alliaceae
Ipheion

*Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Rafinesque. Common name: Star-of-Bethlehem, Spring Star. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Commonly cultivated, escaping to lawns, suburban woodlands, bottomlands, disturbed places. Distribution: Native of South America (Argentina and Uruguay). Reported for SC by Hill & Horn (1997).

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Origin/Endemic status: South America

Taxonomy Comments: The complicated nomenclature was explained by Sassone, Giussani, & Arroyo-Leuenberger (2017).

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, Tx, WH3, Sassone, Arroyo-Leuenberger, & Giussani (2014), Sassone, Giussani, & Arroyo-Leuenberger (2017), Souza, Crosa, & Guerra (2010); Milla uniflora Graham = n/a — F, FNA26, Tat; = Tristagma uniflorum (Lindl.) Traub — Ar, Ok, Va. Basionym: Milla uniflora Graham 1833

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