Convallaria

Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants. It is usually described as a monotypic genus with the single species Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley), but now some botanists distinguish up to three species, also including Convallaria keiskei and Convallaria montana.[1][2]

Convallaria
Convallaria keiskei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Convallaria
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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
  1. "Convallaria — the Plant List".
  2. 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)
  3. Gledhill D. 1985. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521366755
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