Melanthium hybridum Walter. Crisped Bunchflower. Phen: Jul-Aug; Sep-Oct. Hab: Moist to dry forests, usually in base-rich soils. Dist: CT south to NC, SC, n. GA, and c. AL; disjunct west of the Mississippi River in nc. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Ward (2010) and Zomlefer (2012) for discussion of the nomenclatural issues.
Synonymy: = C, F, G, K4, NY, RAB, W, WV; = Melanthium latifolium Desr. – FNA26, K1, S, S13, Tat; = Veratrum hybridum (Walter) Zimmerman ex Zomlefer – K3, Va, Zomlefer (2012); = Veratrum latifolium (Desr.) Zomlefer – Ar, NE, Pa, Tn, Zomlefer (1997a)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
Heliophily: 4
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