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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Ruscaceae	Aspidistra	Aspidistra
Ruscaceae	Aspidistra elatior	Aspidistra, Cast-iron Plant	Maritime forests, suburban woodlands, vacant lots.	Native of Japan. See Barger et al. (2012) for additional details about its occurrence in s. AL and Franck et al. (2016) for additional details about its known occurrences in FL. Also reported for AR (Serviss et al. 2019).
Ruscaceae	Convallaria	Lily-of-the-Valley
Ruscaceae	Convallaria majalis	European Lily-of-the-Valley	Old homesites, roadsides, persistent after cultivation, and casually escaping to nearby woodlands and forests.	Native of Europe.
Ruscaceae	Convallaria pseudomajalis	American Lily-of-the-Valley	Mountain forests, particularly in rocky woodlands or forests on or near ridgetops under northern red oak at about 1000 to 1500 m elevation, sometimes at lower elevations (down to at least 700 m) and under Quercus montana.	Endemic to the Southern Appalachians: WV and VA through NC and TN to ne. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and nw. SC (there appears to be no documentation for old reports by Bartram, Rafinesque, and Greene of this species for PA).
Ruscaceae	Danae	Alexandrian Laurel, Danaë
Ruscaceae	Danae racemosa	Alexandrian Laurel	Suburban forests; rare, uncommon in cultivation, rarely escaping to suburban forests.	Native of sw. Asia.
Ruscaceae	Dasylirion	Sotol
Ruscaceae	Dasylirion texanum	Texas Sotol	Dry rocky areas.	C. and w. TX south to n. Mexico (CHH, COA, DGO, NLE, SLP, TAM).
Ruscaceae	Dracaena	Sansevieria, Dragon Tree
Ruscaceae	Dracaena angolensis		Disturbed upland areas.	Native of Africa.
Ruscaceae	Dracaena hyacinthoides	Sansevieria, Bowstring-hemp, Mother-in-law’s-tongue	Disturbed hammocks, other disturbed areas.	Native of Africa.
Ruscaceae	Dracaena trifasciata		Disturbed uplands.	Native of w. Africa.
Ruscaceae	Liriope	Liriope, Lilyturf
Ruscaceae	Liriope exiliflora
Ruscaceae	Liriope graminifolia	Grassleaf Lily-turf	Suburban woodlands, from horticultural use.	Native of e. Asia.
Ruscaceae	Liriope muscari	Liriope, Big Blue Lilyturf	Commonly planted, persistent and escaping, locally abundant.	Native of China, Japan, and Taiwan.
Ruscaceae	Liriope spicata	Creeping Lilyturf	Commonly planted, persistent and escaping, locally abundant.	Native of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Ruscaceae	Maianthemum	Mayflower, Solomon's-plume
Ruscaceae	Maianthemum canadense	Canada Mayflower, "False Lily-of-the-valley", Two-leaved Solomon's-Seal	Moist forests, especially at high elevations.	NL (Labrador) and NL (Newfoundland) west to NT, south to MD, NC, n. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), KY and SD.
Ruscaceae	Maianthemum racemosum	Eastern Solomon's-plume, May-Plume, Treacleberry, "False Solomon's-seal"	Moist to dry forests.	The species (as here circumscribed narrowly to exclude the western M. amplexicaule) ranges from NS west to MB, south to GA, FL Panhandle, OK, and ne. TX.
Ruscaceae	Maianthemum stellatum	Starry Solomon's-plume, Starflower	Alluvial forests, calcareous fens, seepage swamps.	NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to NJ, w. VA, e. TN, IN, MO, CA, and n. Mexico (CHH, COA, NLE, SON).
Ruscaceae	Maianthemum trifolium	Three-leaf Solomon's-plume	Fens and bogs, swamp forests.	NL west to YU, south to n. NJ, sw. PA, n. OH, MI, WI, MN, MB, SK, AB, and BC; also ne. Asia.
Ruscaceae	Nolina	Beargrass
Ruscaceae	Nolina atopocarpa	Florida Beargrass	Pine flatwoods and pine savannas.	Endemic to Panhandle FL (Liberty, Franklin, and Wakulla counties) and peninsular FL.
Ruscaceae	Nolina brittoniana	Britton’s Beargrass	Longleaf pine sandhills and Florida scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sand pine scrub, xeric yellow and white sands.	N. peninsular FL (Marion County) south to sc. FL (Highlands County) and w. peninsular FL (Manatee County).
Ruscaceae	Nolina georgiana	Georgia Beargrass, Sandhill Lily	Longleaf pine sandhills, sometimes locally common on slightly less xeric lower sandhill slopes, shallow soils near rock outcrops.	Nc. SC south to sc. GA; this species was attributed to FL (Small 1933), but is not accepted for that state by more recent sources (Clewell 1985; Wunderlin & Hansen 2011; Hess in FNA 2002a).
Ruscaceae	Nolina lindheimeriana	Lindheimer's Beargrass	Limestone outcrops.	Mainly Edwards Plateau, c. TX, rarely eastwards.
Ruscaceae	Nolina texana	Texas Beargrass, Sacahuista	Rocky soils.	S. OK and n. NM south to c. and s. TX and c. Mexico (CHH, COA, DGO, NLE, SLP, SON, ZAC).
Ruscaceae	Ophiopogon	Mondo Grass
Ruscaceae	Ophiopogon jaburan	Jaburan Lily-turf
Ruscaceae	Ophiopogon japonicus	Mondo Grass, Black Mondo	Suburban forests.	Native of China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
Ruscaceae	Polygonatum	Solomon's-seal
Ruscaceae	Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum	Small Solomon's-seal	Moist to dry forests.	CT, NY, and s. ON west to MI, NE, and IN, south to n. FL, s. AL, and e. TX.
Ruscaceae	Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum	Large Solomon's-seal, King Solomon's-seal	Moist forests, roadbanks.	NH west to s. MB, south to SC, GA, MS, LA, and TX.
Ruscaceae	Polygonatum biflorum var. hebetifolium	Apalachicola Solomon’s-seal	Rich bluff forests.	Endemic to FL Panhandle.
Ruscaceae	Polygonatum pubescens	Downy Solomon’s-seal, Hairy Solomon’s-seal	Moist forests, especially cove forests, but also in montane oak forests.	S. QC west to s. MB, south to nw. SC (S. Tessel, pers.comm., 2023), n. GA, ne. AL, IN, ne. IA, and MN.
Ruscaceae	Ruscaceae	Ruscus Family