Amianthium muscitoxicum

(Walt.) Gray

Fly-poison

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Fly-poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum). Photo by Eric Jones, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Eric Jones, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159886
Element CodePMLIL05010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyMelanthiaceae
GenusAmianthium
Synonyms
Amianthium muscaetoxicum
Other Common Names
flypoison (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-02-28
Change Date1984-02-28
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry or mesic wooded slopes, meadows, savannas; 0-1500 m (FNA 2002a).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandSavannaGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS1Yes
FloridaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
LouisianaSHYes
TennesseeSNRYes
South CarolinaS4Yes
GeorgiaS4Yes
MarylandS2Yes
DelawareS2Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
New JerseyS2Yes
West VirginiaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriS4Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
New YorkSXYes
MississippiS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (38)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Reed BrakeTalladega National Forest621
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
North Carolina (11)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
Virginia (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Little AlleghanyGeorge Washington National Forest10,215
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)Jefferson National Forest1,268
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)Jefferson National Forest343
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Zomlefer, W.B. and W.S. Judd. 2002. Resurrection of segregates of the polyphyletic genus <i>Zigadenus</i> s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and resulting new combinations. Novon 12(2): 299-308.