Amianthium
Amianthium is a North American genus of perennial plants growing from bulbs. It contains the single known species Amianthium muscitoxicum, known in English as fly poison from a literal translation of the Latin epithet muscitoxicum, and is noted for its pretty flowers and its toxic alkaloid content. While all parts of the plant are poisonous, the bulb is particularly toxic. The scientific epithet was given to it by Thomas Walter when he published his Flora Caroliniana in 1788. The bulb was mixed with sugar by American colonists to kill flies.
Amianthium angustifoliumAmianthium aspericauleAmianthium macrotoxAmianthium muscaetoxicumAmianthium muscitotoxumAmianthium muscitoxicumAnthericum subtrigynumChrosperma laetumChrosperma muscitoxicumChrysosperma muscatoxicumCrosperma laetaCrosperma phalangioidesFly poisonFlypoisonHelonias erythrospermaHelonias laetaLeimanthium laetumLeimanthium pallidumMelanthium laetumMelanthium muscaetoxicumMelanthium muscitoxicumMelanthium myoctonumMelanthium phalangioidesZigadenus muscitoxicum
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Amianthium angustifoliumAmianthium aspericauleAmianthium macrotoxAmianthium muscaetoxicumAmianthium muscitotoxumAmianthium muscitoxicumAnthericum subtrigynumChrosperma laetumChrosperma muscitoxicumChrysosperma muscatoxicumCrosperma laetaCrosperma phalangioidesFly poisonFlypoisonHelonias erythrospermaHelonias laetaJoseph TravisKoninklijke Algemeene Vereniging voor BloembollencultuurLeimanthium laetumLeimanthium pallidumList of descriptive plant epithets (I–Z)List of poisonous plantsMelanthiaceaeMelanthieaeMelanthium laetumMelanthium muscaetoxicumMelanthium muscitoxicumMelanthium myoctonumMelanthium phalangioidesTaxonomy of LiliaceaeVeratrum hybridumZigadenusZigadenus muscitoxicum
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Amianthium
Amianthium is a North American genus of perennial plants growing from bulbs. It contains the single known species Amianthium muscitoxicum, known in English as fly poison from a literal translation of the Latin epithet muscitoxicum, and is noted for its pretty flowers and its toxic alkaloid content. While all parts of the plant are poisonous, the bulb is particularly toxic. The scientific epithet was given to it by Thomas Walter when he published his Flora Caroliniana in 1788. The bulb was mixed with sugar by American colonists to kill flies.
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Amianthium es un género monotí ...... ra caroliniana en el año 1788.
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Amianthium is a North American ...... densum (Desr.) Zomlefer & Judd
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Amianthium muscitoxicum est un ...... ue espèce du genre Amianthium.
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Amianthium muscitoxicum är en ...... Inga underarter finns listade.
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Amianthium é um género botânico pertencente à família Melanthiaceae.
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Bezplamka muchotrutka (Amianth ...... hy i wrony oraz leku na świąd.
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Амиа́нтиум (лат. Amianthium) — ...... ный (Amianthium muscitoxicum).
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Amianthium
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in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Fly poison
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muscitoxicum
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Amianthium macrotox (Raf.)
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Amianthium muscaetoxicum, (common misspelling)
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Anthericum subtrigynum (Jacq.)
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Chrosperma laetum ( Raf.)
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Chrosperma muscitoxicum ( Kuntze)
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Chrysosperma muscatoxicum ( Kuntze)
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Crosperma laeta ( Raf.)
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Crosperma phalangioides ( Raf.)
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Helonias erythrosperma (Michx.)
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Amianthium es un género monotí ...... ra caroliniana en el año 1788.
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Amianthium is a North American ...... rican colonists to kill flies.
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Amianthium muscitoxicum est un ...... ue espèce du genre Amianthium.
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Amianthium muscitoxicum är en ...... Inga underarter finns listade.
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Amianthium é um género botânico pertencente à família Melanthiaceae.
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Bezplamka muchotrutka (Amianth ...... hy i wrony oraz leku na świąd.
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Амиа́нтиум (лат. Amianthium) — ...... ный (Amianthium muscitoxicum).
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Amianthium muscitoxicum
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Amianthium muscitoxicum
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Amianthium muscitoxicum
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Amianthium
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Amianthium
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Bezplamka muchotrutka
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Амиантиум
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