Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants. It is a genus with species Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley), and Convallaria pseudomajalis (American lily-of-the-valley). [1][2]
| Convallaria | |
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| Convallaria keiskei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Convallaria L. |
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| Map of Convallaria species distribution: Green — Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley Red — Convallaria keiskei Violet — Convallaria montana | |
The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin, in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Convallaria — the Plant List".
- ^ For the two species found in the eastern United States, Convallaria majalis and Convallaria pseudomajalis, as he calls the endemic taxon from the Appalachians, see Weakley, A. S. 2020. Flora of the southeastern United States. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden. p. 281 (download page)
- ^ Gledhill D. 1985. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521366755