Asparagaceae
Polygonatum

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott

First published in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 393 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is CS. & SE. Canada to NE. Mexico. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schweinitz, L.D.von [s.n.] Northern America K000820941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blakley [s.n.] Northern America K000820939 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ramsay, C.B. [s.n.] Canada K002860424 No
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L.; Harris, K. [S0146] United States K002860415 No
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L.; Harris, K. [S0146] United States K002860413 No
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002860428 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [6157] United States K002860430 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002860419 No
[B.D.G.] [s.n.] United States K002860429 No
[D.A.S.] [2925] K002860422 No
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002860421 No
Blake, S.F. [10576] United States K002860423 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002860432 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002860437 No
Todd, C.C. [s.n.] Canada K000820940 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1528] Canada K002860431 No
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002860435 No
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L.; Harris, K. [S0146] United States K002860414 No
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002860433 No
Clausen, R.T. [8171] United States K002860416 No
Wright, C. [1917] United States K002860420 No
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002860425 No
Greenman, J.M.; Lansing Jr, O.E.; Dixon, R.A. [9] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860394 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860397 No
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860400 No
Stevens, G.W. [1999] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860392 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860383 No
Lapham, I.A.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860387 No
{Eric A. Bourdo, Jr.} [28482] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860401 No
Dawson [s.n.] Canada Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860381 No
Canby, W.M. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860380 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860391 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860388 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [6156] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860396 No
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860398 No
Jones, G.N. [24172] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860384 No
s.coll. [2926] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860389 No
Palmer, E.J. [7335] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860395 No
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860402 No
Schweinitz, L.D. [s.n.] Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860379 No
[G.M.D.] [s.n.] Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860393 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860382 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860399 No
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [2527] Canada Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum K002860385 No
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States Polygonatum virginicum K000820938 Type Yes
Clausen, R. [8271] United States Polygonatum biflorum var. necopinum K002860436 No
Boufford, D.E.; Wood, E.W.; Koyama, H.; Shimizu, T. [22150] United States Polygonatum commutatum K002860408 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum giganteum K002860405 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum giganteum K002860403 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum giganteum K002860404 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum giganteum K002860407 No
Wilson, E.H.; Veitch, J.; Sons [4663] China Polygonatum giganteum K002869940 No
Wilson, E.H.; Veitch, J.; Sons [4663] China Polygonatum giganteum K002869941 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Polygonatum giganteum K002860406 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0