Convallaria majalis var. montana
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 80: 172. 1964.
Common names: American lily-of the-valley
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Convallaria montana Rafinesque Autik. Bot., 66. 1840
Synonyms: Convallaria majuscula Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 206.
Plants scattered or forming small groups. Leaves 20–50 × 5–13 cm; petiole 10–30 cm; blade yellowing in late summer, veins and veinlets visible in transmitted light, 10–26 cm. Scape 1.5–3 dm. Inflorescences to 1/2 length of proximalmost leaves; bracts lanceolate, 10–20 mm, equaling or longer than pedicel. Flowers: tepal midribs green; pedicel 7–11 mm. 2n = 38.
Phenology: Flowering mid–late spring.
Habitat: Open acid montane slopes, sandy woods, coves
Elevation: 800–1700 m
Distribution
Ga., Ky., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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