Melanthium virginicum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:MELANTHIACEAE
Species:Melanthium virginicum L.
Common Name:Virginia Bunchflower; Bog Bunchflower; Bunch Lily
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMELANTHIACEAE - Bunchflower family
Genus Melanthium
Species Melanthium virginicum L. - Virginia Bunchflower; Bog Bunchflower; Bunch Lily

Citation

Citation Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 339. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 467.1). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 65. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Evonyxis monoica Evonyxis monoica (Walter) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 29. 1837 ("1836").Melanthium monoicum Walter 1788. 
Evonyxis virginica Evonyxis virginica (Linnaeus) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 29. 1837 ("1836").Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus 1753. 
Helonias virginica Helonias virginica (Linnaeus) Sims, Bot. Mag. 25: pl. 985. 1807.Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus 1753. 
Leimanthium monoicum Leimanthium monoicum (Walter) Schultes & Schultes f., in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1550. 1830.Melanthium monoicum Walter 1788. 
Leimanthium virginicum Leimanthium virginicum (Linnaeus) Willdenow, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. 2: 24. 1808.Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus 1753. 
Melanthium biglandulosum Melanthium biglandulosum Bertoloni, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 316. 1850.  
Melanthium monoicum Melanthium monoicum Walter, Fl. Carol. 125. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA:
Melanthium polygamum Melanthium polygamum Desrousseaux, in Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 25. 1797.  
Melanthium dispersum Melanthium dispersum Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 606. 1898. FLORIDA: Walton Co.: Without locality, 1885, Curtiss s.n. (holotype: NY).
Veratrum virginicum Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Aiton f., Hort. Kew., ed. 2. 5: 426. 1813. VIRGINIA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 467.1). Lectotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 65. 1993.
Zigadenus virginicus Zigadenus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 195. 1843.Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus 1753. 

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, Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Covington, Cullman, Etowah, Geneva, Lamar, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Mobile, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Sumter, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 1995

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000043216 Cullman 11 Jul 1906 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
TROY000011211 Bullock 12 Aug 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13560		 TROY
Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_33729 St. Clair 22 Jun 1978 Owsley, C.Michael
S.N.		 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
TROY000044674 Geneva 17 Aug 2017 Byrd, Cameron
1435		 TROY
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
UWAL0053091 Cherokee 17 Mar 2020 Thompson, Joey
1095		 UWAL
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Aiton
AUA_ACC_30542 Macon 1 Jul 1976 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
JSU103108 Clay 1 Jul 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2888		 JSU
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
UNA00007530 Limestone 16 Aug 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
219		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
UWAL0052234 Pickens 23 Jun 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10225		 UWAL
Melanthium virginicum L.
UNA00021960 Autauga 22 Jun 1974 Kral, Robert
53229		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_30562 Macon 21 Jul 1976 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
UNA00028624 Autauga 25 Jun 1995 Haynes, Robert R.
9542		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_73889 Covington 21 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4460		 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
AUA000036741 Covington 21 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4460		 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
AUA_ACC_8866 Lee 26 Jun 1961 Tyson, Jr., John
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
UNA00064001 Bibb 05 Jul 2003 Schotz, Alfred
1899		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
UNA00007520 s.d. Unknown
s.n.		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_26653 Walker 30 Jun 1974 Jarecki, P.J.
S.N.		 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
UWAL0053186 Cherokee 19 Jul 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11851		 UWAL
Melanthium virginicum L.
AUA_ACC_12831 Lee 29 Jun 1964 Moore, J.C.
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
UNA00021959 Autauga 22 Jun 1974 Kral, Robert
53229		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_30561 Macon 21 Jul 1976 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
JSU102443 Russell 27 Jun 1978 Kral, Robert
62178		 JSU
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000043074 Lamar 29 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
5045		 TROY
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
AMAL00008883 Randolph 02 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christoper F.
3510		 AMAL
Melanthium virginicum L.
ALNHS00001419 Mobile 10 Oct 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#852		 ALNHS
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_30559 Macon 21 Jul 1976 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
UNA00028625 Autauga 25 Jun 1995 Haynes, Robert R.
9542		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
UNA00007515 Baldwin _ Jun 1879 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
UWAL0016910 Lamar 29 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
5045		 UWAL
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
SAMF0000729 Sumter 22 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3695		 SAMF
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
AUA_ACC_30541 Macon 1 Jul 1976 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
UWAL0004736 Sumter 22 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3695		 UWAL
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
JSU102442 Etowah 28 May 1995 Hodge, Lesley M.
4261		 JSU
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
TROY000028901 Sumter 22 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3695		 TROY
Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus
AMAL00014061 Sumter 22 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3695		 AMAL
Melanthium virginicum L.
AUA_ACC_30539 Macon 1 Jul 1976 Freeman, John D.
S.N.		 AUA
Veratrum Virginicum (L.) Ait. F.
JSU103107 Clay 1 Jul 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2888		 JSU
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton
ALNHS00006820 Cherokee 9 Jul 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5222		 ALNHS
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
JSU136338 Cleburne 30 Jun 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
269		 JSU
Veratrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Aiton f.
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