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Taxon:
Amianthium muscitoxicum
(Walter) A. Gray
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Amianthium
Family:
Melanthiaceae
Tribe:
Melanthieae
Nomen number:
404148
Place of publication:
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 4:124. 1837 "
muscaetoxicum
"
Verified:
03/14/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Melanthium muscitoxicum
Walter
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chrosperma muscitoxicum
(Walter) Kuntze
Zigadenus muscitoxicum
(Walter) Regel
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Reference(s)
BernhardSmith, A.
1923. Poisonous plants of all countries, 2nd ed.
Note:
poisonous
Browne, E. T. & R. Athey.
1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Clewell, A. F.
1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
Note:
=
Zygadenus muscaetoxicus
(Walter) Regel
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Smith, E. B.
1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Steyermark, J. A.
1977. Flora of Missouri.
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core.
1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Wherry, E. T. et al.
1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
URL:
http://www.upenn.edu/paflora/dbsearch.html
Note:
lists as "
muscaetoxicum
"
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Monocots&FamilyID=Melanthiaceae&GenusID=Amianthium&SpeciesID=muscitoxicum
Zomlefer, W. B. & W. S. Judd.
2002. Resurrection of segregates of the polyphyletic genus
Zigadenus
s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and resulting new combinations. Novon 12:301.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/744#/summary
Note:
lists as "
muscitoxicum
"
Zomlefer, W. B.
1997. The genera of Melanthiaceae in the southeastern United States. Harvard Pap. Bot. 2:173.
Note:
=
Zigadenus muscaetoxicum
(Walter) Regel
Common names
English
fly-poison –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
s.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
s. (extirpated?)
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
District of Columbia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=811
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
Native
Northern America
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[New Jersey, New York (s. (extirpated?)), Pennsylvania (e.), West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Missouri (s.), Oklahoma (e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=811), Georgia, Kentucky (e.), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
BernhardSmith, A.
1923. Poisonous plants of all countries, 2nd ed.
Note:
poisonous
Name
References