Convallaria
Genus of flowering plants
title: "Convallaria" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["convallarioideae", "asparagaceae-genera", "taxa-described-in-1753", "botanical-taxa-named-by-carl-linnaeus"] description: "Genus of flowering plants" topic_path: "general/convallarioideae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convallaria" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of flowering plants ::
| taxon = Convallaria | authority = L. | image = Convallaria keiskei 3.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Convallaria keiskei | range_map = Convallaria majalis range.png | range_map_alt = | range_map_caption = Map of Convallaria species distribution: — Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley — Convallaria keiskei — Convallaria pseudomajalis | synonyms = Lilium-convallium Tourn. ex Moench | synonyms_ref =
Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley. It includes three species native to temperate Eurasia and the east-central United States. ::data[format=table]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| [[File:スズラン Convallaria keiskei.JPG | 120px]] | Convallaria keiskei Miq. |
| [[File:Atlas roslin pl Konwalia majowa 8874 6744.jpg | 120px]] | Convallaria majalis L. – lily-of-the-valley |
| [[File:Lily-of-the-Valley - Flickr - pellaea (1).jpg | 120px]] | Convallaria pseudomajalis W.Bartram – American lily-of-the-valley; |
| :: |
The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin, in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.
References
References
- "''Convallaria'' L.". [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].
- For the two species found in the eastern United States, ''Convallaria majalis'' and ''Convallaria pseudomajalis'', as he calls the endemic taxon from the Appalachians, see Weakley, A. S. 2020. ''Flora of the southeastern United States.'' University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden. p. 281 ([https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/flora-request/ download page])
- Gledhill D. 1985. ''The Names of Plants''. Cambridge University Press {{ISBN. 0521366755
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