Author | L. | |
Distribution | Mostly the northern Piedmont; widely scattered elsewhere in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Could show up most anywhere.
Native of Europe; in N.A. from N.S. to IL south to GA and TX. | |
Abundance | Rare. | |
Habitat | Lawn weed (or persisting after cultivation), roadside, along trails and paths, near creeks and rivers. | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-April. | |
Identification | This species grows from a bulb. The leaves are deep green, up to 1.5 feet long. The scape exceeds the leaves and has a few to several flowers on skinny stalks. The bell-shaped flowers are on long stalks and dangle so that the opening faces the ground, white with a yellow-green spot near tip of each tepal. | |
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State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | GNR | |
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US Status | | |
USACE-agcp | | |
USACE-emp | | |