Lily of the Valley

Scientific Name:   Convallaria majalis


Sweet-scented, flowering perennial, highly toxic if eaten. Native to Europe and Central Asia. In North America, most flowering plants fail to produce berries.

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Lily of the Valley


Genus species: Convallaria majalis
Common Name: Lily of the Valley
Family Name: Asparagaceae  
Asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
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