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| late 1700 color drawing, Curtis Botanical Magazine |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A. Gray |
| Common
name: |
flypoison |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Liliaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
1.5-4' |
| Foliage: |
thin, grasslike basal leaves |
| Flowers: |
small white flowers |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
May to July |
| Habitat: |
sandy woods, along coastal plain |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
inner coastal plain, rare |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
S2 |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
contains many alkaloids; can be deadly to cattle injesting it. |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 489. |
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