Melanthium virginicum L. belongs to the Melanthiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Not collected

June 26, 2009

Location

United States, Missouri, Lincoln

38.471028, -90.817889

Location Remarks

Shaw Nature Reserve. Highway 100 and I-44. (307 Pinetum Loop Rd.), Gray Summit, MO

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Melanthiaceae

Genus

Melanthium

Specific Epithet

virginicum

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#268,362 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →