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eastern featherbells

Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong
eastern featherbells
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Stenanthium gramineum, known as eastern featherbells, is a plant species in the Melanthiaceae family. It was first described in 1894 and is native to a wide range of eastern and central United States, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and others.

Description

Stenanthium gramineum is a member of the Melanthiaceae family and is commonly referred to as eastern featherbells. This species is distributed across multiple states in the eastern and central United States, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The plant was formally published in 1894 under the authorship of Morong, based on earlier work by Ker Gawl.

Other common names

eastern featherbells

Distribution

Alabama · Arkansas · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Michigan · Missouri · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia

Synonyms

Helonias gramineaStenanthium robustumStenanthium angustifoliumVeratrum angustifoliumXerophyllum gramineumStenanthium gramineum var. robustumStenanthium gramineum var. micranthumStenanthium gramineum f. robustumAnepsa carinataAnepsa graminifoliaAnepsa spicataStenanthium gramineum var. gramineumStenanthium gramineum var. typicum

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