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Melanthiaceae
Amianthium

not marked as a favorite taxon Amianthium A. Gray. Common name: Fly-poison.

A monotypic genus, an herb of temperate e. North America. Zomlefer et al. (2001) confirmed that Amianthium should be treated as a monotypic genus. Amianthium has a chromosome number of 2n=32 (Zomlefer & Smith 2002). Like other members of the family, it produces very toxic alkaloids.

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References: Tamura (1998c) In Kubitzki (1998a); Utech (2002g) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Zomlefer (1997a); Zomlefer & Judd (2002). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Amianthium© Edwin Bridges | Amianthium muscitoxicum | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Amianthium© Edwin Bridges | Amianthium muscitoxicum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Amianthium© Scott Ward | Amianthium muscitoxicum
image #4 of Amianthium© Gary P. Fleming | Amianthium muscitoxicum

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