Melanthiaceae
Schoenocaulon officinale
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Schoenocaulon
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- حشيشة القمل, كندس
- Belarusian
- Сабадыла лекарская
- Czech
- Sabadila lékařská
- German
- Sabadill, Asagra caracasana, Asagraea officinale,
- Polish
- Sabadyla lekarska, Kichawiec lekarski
- Russian
- Сабадилла
Synonyms
- Asagraea caracasana Ernst
- Asagraea officinalis (Schltdl. & Cham.) Lindl.
- Asagraea sabadilla (Retz.) A.Lyons
- Helonias officinalis (Schltdl. & Cham.) D.Don
- Melanthium sabadilla (Retz.) Thunb.
- Sabadilla officinalis (Schltdl. & Cham.) Standl.
- Sabadilla officinarum Brandt & Ratzeb.
- Skoinolon officinale (Schltdl. & Cham.) Farw.
- Veratrum officinale Schltdl. & Cham.
- Veratrum sabadilla Retz.
- Xerophyllum sabadilla (Retz.) D.Don ex G.Don
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.