Melanthium virginicum
A species in the Melanthiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Melanthium
- Species
- Melanthium virginicum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melanthium virginicum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Evonyxis monoicaName author: Raf.
- Evonyxis undulataName author: Raf.
- Evonyxis virginicaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Helonias virginicaName author: (L.) Sims
- Leimanthium monoicumName author: (Walter) Sweet
- Leimanthium virginicumName author: (L.) Willd.
- Melanthium biglandulosumName author: Bertol.
- Melanthium dispersumName author: Small
- Melanthium hybridumName author: Elliott
- Melanthium laetumName author: Kunth
- Melanthium monoicumName author: Pursh
- Melanthium monoicumName author: Walter
- Melanthium polygamumName author: Desr.
- Veratrum virginicumName author: (L.) W.T.Aiton
- Zigadenus hybridusName author: Endl. ex Kunth
- Zigadenus monoecusName author: (Walter) Kunth
- Zigadenus virginicusName author: Endl. ex Kunth
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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