Xerophyllum asphodeloides

Xerophyllum asphodeloides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Xerophylleae
Genus: Xerophyllum
Species: Xerophyllum asphodeloides

Name

Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 235 (1818)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Helonias asphodeloides L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 485 (1762)
• Homotypic
  • Helonias tenuifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 250 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Xerophyllum setifolium Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 211 (1803), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia Extinct in: Delaware Recorded in error in: Maryland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 1. viii + 312 pp, D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Xerophyllum asphodeloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Xerophyllum asphodeloides. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 27 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xerophyllum asphodeloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: eastern turkeybeard

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