PLANTS Profile for Nothoscordum bivalve (crowpoison)

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Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton
crowpoison

Symbol:

NOBI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

Photo of Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

Allium bivalve

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Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

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Synonyms:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

	ALBI3	Allium bivalve (L.) Kuntze
	ORBI	Ornithogalum bivalve L.

Distribution:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 4 species in Nothoscordum

Classification:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Nothoscordum Kunth – false garlic
Species	Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton – crowpoison

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
crow-poison		Rare
Ohio:
false garlic		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

Allium bivalve:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

FACU-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503966.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

Forestry Images

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

MO-Missouri Plants

Pacific Bulb Society

TN-Vanderbilt University

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 08:43 AM MDT