Nothoscordum bivalve

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyAlliaceae
Family (Traditional)Alliaceae
GenusNothoscordum
Species:Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton
Common NameCrowpoison
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: linear; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 6; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 2
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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 (6)

SynonymFull Citation
Allium bivalve Allium bivalve (L.) Kuntze
Allium striatum Allium striatum
Nothoscordum sellowianum Nothoscordum sellowianum
Nothoscordum striatum Nothoscordum striatum Kunth
Nothoscordum texanum Nothoscordum texanum M.E. Jones
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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: Allen (KY), Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Hart (KY), Henry (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Monroe (KY), Oldham (KY), Russell (KY), Shelby (KY), Simpson (KY), Taylor (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Woodford (KY), Bedford (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lincoln (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Trousdale (TN), Warren (TN), Wayne (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1930 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MTSU001861 Allen Kentucky 24 Apr 2008 Emily Burkey
33
MTSU
Nothoscordum bivalve
31234100006020 Anderson Kentucky 02 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8259
EKY
Nothoscordum bivalve
31234100006046 Anderson Kentucky 14 Apr 1979 William S. Bryant
383
EKY
Nothoscordum bivalve
31234100006038 Anderson Kentucky 15 Apr 1979 William S. Bryant
366
EKY
Nothoscordum bivalve
TENN-V-0066508 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
Nothoscordum bivalve
APSC0103216 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Nothoscordum bivalve
APSC0093839 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Nothoscordum bivalve
UOS06511 Bedford Tennessee 03 Nov 1973 Bruce W. Hackemann
UOS
Nothoscordum bivalve
MTSU002895 Bedford Tennessee 01 Apr 2000 Angela Cathey
MTSU
Allium bivalve
MTSU001849 Bedford Tennessee 27 Mar 2002 Dwayne Estes
MTSU
Nothoscordum bivalve
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Plant Photos

Nothoscordum bivalve - Ashley B. Morris
Nothoscordum bivalve - Ashley B. Morris
Nothoscordum bivalve - Ashley B. Morris
Nothoscordum bivalve - Ashley B. Morris
Nothoscordum bivalve - Dwayne Estes
Nothoscordum bivalve - Dwayne Estes
Nothoscordum bivalve - Tara Littlefield
Nothoscordum bivalve - Tara Littlefield
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw
Nothoscordum bivalve - Joey Shaw