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MELANTHIACEAE
Bunchflower Family
Amianthium muscitoxicum  (fly-poison)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Amianthium: from the Greek amiatos, (unspotted) and anthos, (flower); muscitoxicum: musca - a fly, toxicum - poison
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Dry to moist wooded slopes, and swamps of the Coastal Plain
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare
Coastal Plain Status
Rare/Historical
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Coastal Plain)
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