Melanthium hybridum Walter
Detail
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Melanthium hybridum Walter
- Common Name
- Crisped Bunchflower, Broadleaf Bunchflower
- Synonym(s)
- Veratrum hybridum (Walter) Zimmerman ex Zomlefer; Veratrum latifolium (Desr.) Zomlefer; Melanthium latifolium Desr.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Melanthium hybridum Walter
- Comments
- The latest molecular studies support the inclusion of this species in Melanthium, rather than Veratrum; see Kim, S.-C. J.S. Kim, M.W. Chase, M.F. Fay, and J.-H. Kim. 2016. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of Melanthiaceae (Liliales) based on plastid DNA sequences. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 181: 567-584.
- Habitat
- Mesic and dry-mesic montane forests and meadows, usually in base-rich soils. Infrequent in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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