Convallaria

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Convallaria
Convallaria keiskei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Convallarioideae
Genus: Convallaria
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File:Convallaria majalis range.png
Map of Convallaria species distribution:
GreenConvallaria majalis or lily of the valley
RedConvallaria keiskei
VioletConvallaria pseudomajalis
Synonyms[1]

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
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)

The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin, in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.[3]

References

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  2. ^ 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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