Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

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Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Nothoscordum

Characteristics

Bulb ovoid, 2 cm, with membranous coats; lvs few, 1–2 dm × 2–3 mm; scape 1–3 dm; fls 5–12; pedicels 2–5 cm, often unequal; tep white or greenish-white, oblong, 9–13 mm; fr subglobose, 5 mm; seeds black, angularly ellipsoid, 3 mm; 2n=18. Open woods, prairies, and barrens, usually in moist soil; se. Va. to s. O., c. Ill. and Kans., s. to S. Amer. Mar.–Sept.
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A bulb plant. The bulb is about 1 cm across. The stem grows 40 cm tall. There are 1 to 4 narrow leaves 30 cm long. There are 3-6 flowers in a flat group. The fruit is a capsule.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2
Mature height (meter) 0.43
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The root is boiled in water, roasted or sliced and fried and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Nothoscordum bivalve habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)
Nothoscordum bivalve habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Nothoscordum bivalve leaf picture by Kendra RaiderNature (cc-by-sa)
Nothoscordum bivalve leaf picture by di Parodi (cc-by-sa)
Nothoscordum bivalve leaf picture by Gayle Judkins (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Nothoscordum bivalve flower picture by Rick Snyder (cc-by-sa)
Nothoscordum bivalve flower picture by asem r (cc-by-sa)
Nothoscordum bivalve flower picture by Jasper Edwards (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Nothoscordum bivalve world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Georgia, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170498-2
WFO ID wfo-0000699261
COL ID 47TSS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Oligosma bivalvis Triteleia berteroi Allium bivalve Allium flavescens Allium subbiflorum Geboscon bivalve Ornithogalum pulchellum Milla subbiflora Ornithogalum bivalve Brodiaea berteroi Brodiaea subbiflora Allium geminatum Nothoscordum gramineum Brodiaea aurea Nothoscordum striatellum Ornithogalum gramineum Allium canadense Allium striatum Nothoscordum bivalve

Lower taxons

Nothoscordum bivalve var. nanum Nothoscordum bivalve var. bivalve