Melanthiaceae
Fairywand
Chamaelirium luteum
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Chamaelirium
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Chamaelirium luteumMelanthiaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Fairywand
- Spanish
- Chamaelirium, Dasurus, Diclinotrys, Ophiostachys, Siraitos
Synonyms
- Abalon albiflorum Raf.
- Abalon albiflorum var. obovatum Raf.
- Abalon albiflorum var. pumilum Raf.
- Abalon albiflorum var. serpentarium Raf.
- Abalon albiflorum var. spicatum Raf.
- Abalon albiflorum var. sylvaticum Raf.
- Chamaelirium carolinianum Willd.
- Chamaelirium obovale Small
- Chionographis lutea (L.) Baill.
- Dasurus luteus (L.) Salisb.
- Diclinotrys albiflorum Raf.
- Helonias dioica (Walter) Pursh
- Helonias lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Helonias pumila Jacq.
- Melanthium dioicum Walter
- Melanthium luteum (L.) Thunb.
- Ophiostachys virginica Redouté
- Siraitos luteus (L.) F.T.Wang & Tang
- Veratrum flavum Herb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Veratrum luteum L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.