Ornithogalum bivalve L.
Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton
False garlic, crowpoison
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| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Amaryllidaceae | Amaryllis family—plants that grow from bulbs. Includes onions and many others |
| Genus | Nothoscordum | From the Greek nothos, “false,” and scordum, “garlic,” the common name being false garlic |
| Species | bivalve | From Latin bi, ”two,“ and valvae, ”leaves, panels, doors,“ for the two bracts that enclose the bud |
Nothoscordum bivalve description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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