Chamaelirium luteum

Family:MELANTHIACEAE
Species:Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray
Common Name:Fairy's Wand; Devil's Bit
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU+ (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMELANTHIACEAE - Bunchflower family
Genus Chamaelirium
Species Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray - Fairy's Wand; Devil's Bit

Citation

Citation Chamaelirium luteum (Linnaeus) A. Gray, Manual 503. 1848.
Basionym: Veratrum luteum L. 1753.
Type: "Virgina, Canada": Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 1210.3). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 914. 2007.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Chamaelirium carolinianum Chamaelirium carolinianum Willdenow, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. 2: 19. 1808, nom. illegit.Helonias pumila Jacquin 1789. 
Diclinotrys albiflorum Diclinotrys albiflorum Rafinesque, Neogenyton 3. 1825.Veratrum luteum Linnaeus 1753. 
Helonias dioica Helonias dioica (Walter) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 243. 1814.Melanthium dioicum Walter 1788. 
Helonias lutea Helonias lutea (Linnaeus) Ker Gawler, Bot. Mag. 27: t. 1062. 1807.Veratrum luteum Linnaeus 1753. 
Helonias pumila Helonias pumila Jacquin, Collectanea 2: 260. 1789.  
Melanthium dioicum Melanthium dioicum Walter, Fl. Carol. 126. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA
Melanthium luteum Melanthium luteum (Linnaeus) Thunberg, Fl. Japon. 152. 1784.Veratrum luteum Linnaeus 1753. 
Ophiostachys virginica Ophiostachys virginica Delile, in Redoute, Liliac. 8: pl. 464. 1815, nom. illegit.Veratrum luteum Linnaeus 1753. 
Veratrum luteum Veratrum luteum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1044. 1753. "Virgina, Canada": Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 1210.3). Lectotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 914. 2007.
Chamaelirium obovale Chamaelirium obovale Small, Torreya 1: 108. 1901. WEST VIRGINIA: Greenbrier Co.: White Sulphur Springs, 19 Aug 1890, Britton s.n. (holotype: NY).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Hale, Henry, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA_ACC_21235 Autauga 3 May 1970 PIPPIN, JENNIE
152
AUA
CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM (L.) GRAY
UWAL0010613 Autauga 21 Apr 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7155
UWAL
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray
TROY000038407 Autauga 21 Apr 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7155
TROY
Chamaelirium luteum (Linnaeus) A. Gray
AUA_ACC_34178 Bibb 11 Aug 1977 SESSLER, ANN H.
1809
AUA
CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM (L.) GRAY
JSU101966 Bibb 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
13930
JSU
Chamaelirium luteum (Linnaeus) Gray
ALNHS00002621 Bibb 9 May 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1357
ALNHS
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray
UWAL0056924 Bibb 05 Jun 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11313
UWAL
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A.Gray
UNA00007202 Blount 02 May 1953 Williams, B.C.
s.n.
UNA
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray
UWAL0004687 Blount 02 May 1953 Williams, B.C.
s.n.
UWAL
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray
UWAL0050669 Blount 07 May 1979 Beeton, Paula
90
UWAL
Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray
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