Convallaria majalis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyRuscaceae
Family (Traditional)Liliaceae
GenusConvallaria
Species:Convallaria majalis L.
Common NameEuropean Lily Of The Valley
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 0; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: Yes; Tepal Number: 6
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StatusNative; G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Campbell (KY), Fayette (KY), Hart (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Rowan (KY), Anderson (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00005785 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006778 Roane Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006768 Anderson Tennessee
UCHT
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006775 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
APSC0099106 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001728 Robertson Tennessee 02 Oct 2002 Reagan Bristol
31
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001723 Davidson Tennessee 18 Apr 2009 Ryan Purcell
16
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001734 Rutherford Tennessee 27 Apr 1994 Melissa A. Vandgriff
75
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
UCHT040411 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Convallaria majalis
SWMT00497 Tennessee 27 Apr 1957 Clara Ann Marmann
SWMT
Convallaria majalis
31234100439312 Fayette Kentucky 23 Apr 1968 P. Byrley
EKY
Convallaria majalis
31234100439379 Cocke Tennessee 28 May 1980 Brian Boom
477
EKY
Convallaria majalis
31973000009261 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068424 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006774 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006763 Tennessee
UCHT
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099104 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
HTTU021673 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU035123 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001743 Rutherford Tennessee 15 Apr 1986 Ramona Winters
43
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001739 Rutherford Tennessee 16 Apr 1992 Liane M. Jones
38
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068419 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068413 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068420 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099100 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
APSC0031585 Stewart Tennessee 09 May 1984 Edward Chester
APSC
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099101 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002113 Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002116 Anderson Kentucky
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU032923 Sullivan Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001740 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Apr 1992 T. Scott Benefield
13
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001730 Franklin Tennessee 02 Oct 2002 Beatrice Twesigye
42
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001733 Hardin Tennessee 01 May 1994 Keli Smith
58
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001741 Rutherford Tennessee 16 Apr 1986 Benedicta Kurunwuwg
28
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068411 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068416 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068418 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006779 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006776 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006766 Tennessee
UCHT
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099778 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Convallaria majalis
HTTU027540 Warren Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002115 Anderson Kentucky
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001735 Wilson Tennessee 29 Apr 1994 Jean Fite
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
31234100439296 Jefferson Kentucky 23 Apr 2005 Stacy Lackey
2
EKY
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068408 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006772 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006777 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006764 Tennessee
UCHT
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099102 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099103 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002112 Williamson Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU030423 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002110 Sumner Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001742 Franklin Tennessee 13 Apr 1986 Debbie Collins
34
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001726 Moore Tennessee 13 Apr 2003 Christopher G. Meyer
38
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001732 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Apr 1994 Melissa Dorrell
54
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
31234100439304 Madison Kentucky 08 May 1978 Larry Tate
11
EKY
Convallaria majalis
BEREA008413 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Convallaria majalis
MDKY00005786 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Convallaria majalis
MDKY00005787 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006771 McMinn Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006780 McMinn Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
UCHT006773 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
convallaria majalis
APSC0099099 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001724 Warren Tennessee 18 Apr 2003 Martha Bratcher
28
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001727 Moore Tennessee 02 Oct 2002 Kelly Kirchner
41
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
31234100439361 Polk Tennessee 21 May 1980 Brian Boom
460
EKY
Convallaria majalis
UCHT006765 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099105 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002114 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001744 Rutherford Tennessee 24 Apr 2001 Leslie Dudley
37
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001729 Sumner Tennessee 02 Oct 2002 Dana Lassiter
3
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001736 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Apr 1992 Todd Adams
47
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001737 Rutherford Tennessee 23 Apr 1992 Ken Ferris
44
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068410 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
TENN-V-0068409 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Convallaria majalis
APSC0099098 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002117 Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
HTTU002118 Tennessee
HTTU
Convallaria majalis
MTSU001738 Cumberland Tennessee 23 Apr 1992 Theresa DePalo
31
MTSU
Convallaria majalis
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