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Melanthium virginicum

Virginia Bunchflower

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140564

Element CodePMLIL1F020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderLiliales

FamilyMelanthiaceae

GenusMelanthium

Synonyms

Veratrum virginicum(L.) Ait. f.

Other Common Names

Virginia bunchflower (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1985-04-10

Change Date1985-04-10

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Illinois	S1	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Ohio	S2	Yes
Arkansas	S2	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Kansas	S2	Yes
Georgia	S4	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S3	Yes
Iowa	S2	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	S1	Yes
Florida	S3	Yes
West Virginia	S1	Yes
New York	SH	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Mountain	Ouachita National Forest	1,910

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

Louisiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Saline Bayou W & S River Corridor	Kisatchie National Forest	5,355

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peters Mountain Addition B	Jefferson National Forest	2,909

References (3)

Dodds, Jill S. 2022. <i>Veratrum virginicum</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 18 pp. [https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/veratrum-virginicum-virginia-bunchflower.pdf]
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.