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Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.
yellow asphodel

       
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Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

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Synonyms:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

  ABAM4 Abama americana (Ker Gawl.) Morong
  ABMO3 Abama montana Small
  NAOSA Narthecium ossifragum (L.) Huds. var. americanum (Ker Gawl.) A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

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USA (DE, NC, NJ, SC)
 

Related Taxa:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 2 species in Narthecium
 

Classification:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

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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 Narthecium Huds. – asphodel
Species Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl. – yellow asphodel
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

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.

New Jersey:
bog asphodel              Endangered
North Carolina:
bog asphodel              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

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
FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42981.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 02:27 PM MDT