Convallaria
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| Convallaria | |
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| Convallaria keiskei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Convallarioideae |
| Genus: | Convallaria L. |
| File:Convallaria majalis range.png | |
| Map of Convallaria species distribution: Green — Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley Red — Convallaria keiskei Violet — Convallaria pseudomajalis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lilium-convallium Tourn. ex Moench | |
Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley. It includes three species native to temperate Eurasia and the east-central United States.[1]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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| File:スズラン Convallaria keiskei.JPG | Convallaria keiskei Miq. | southeastern Siberia, Japan, Korea, northern, central, and southeastern China, Mongolia, and Myanmar |
| File:Atlas roslin pl Konwalia majowa 8874 6744.jpg | Convallaria majalis L. – lily-of-the-valley | Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and central Siberia |
| File:Lily-of-the-Valley - Flickr - pellaea (1).jpg | Convallaria pseudomajalis W.Bartram – American lily-of-the-valley;[2] | east-central United States (southern Appalachians from West Virginia to Georgia) |
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The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin, in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.[3]
References
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- ^ For the two species found in the eastern United States, Convallaria majalis and Convallaria pseudomajalis, as he calls the endemic taxon from the Appalachians, see Weakley, A. S. 2020. Flora of the southeastern United States. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden. p. 281 (download page)
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External links
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