Scientific or common name:

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot

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ASPARAGACEAE - Asparagus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Smooth Solomon's seal
English name: American Solomon's-seal
English name: small Solomon's-seal

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. biflorum (Walter) Elliot [excluded]
2) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. commutatum (Schult. & Schult. f.) Morong
3) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. hebetifolium R.R. Gates
4) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. melleum (Farw.) R. Ownbey
5) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. necopinum R. Ownbey

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: -
Superdivision: -
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Polygonatum
Species:

1) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot 2) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. biflorum (Walter) Elliot [excluded] 3) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. commutatum (Schult. & Schult. f.) Morong 4) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. hebetifolium R.R. Gates 5) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. melleum (Farw.) R. Ownbey 6) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot var. necopinum R. Ownbey 7) Polygonatum canaliculatum auct. non (Muhl. ex Willd.) Pursh 8) Polygonatum cobrense (Woot. & Standl.) R.R. Gates 9) Polygonatum commutatum (Schult. & Schult. f.) A. Dietr. 10) Polygonatum hirsutum (Bosc ex Poir.) Pursh 11) Polygonatum latifolium (Jacq.) Desf. 12) Polygonatum melleum Farw. 13) Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) Allioni 14) Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)


Map for Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliot
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Asparagaceae)
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1) Agave 2) Anthericum (echeandia) 3) Asparagus 4) Convallaria 5) Endymion (hyacinthoides) 6) Hyacinthoides 7) Hyacinthus (hyacinth) 8) Leopoldia (grape hyacinth) 9) Maianthemum (mayflower) 10) Ornithogalum (star of Bethlehem) 11) Polygonatum 12) Scilla 13) Urginea (liverseed grass) 14) Yucca

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Common names (Polygonatum)
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1) Broadleaf Solomon's seal (Polygonatum hirsutum) 2) Eurasian Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) 3) Hairy Solomon's seal (Polygonatum pubescens) 4) McKittrick's Solomon's seal (Polygonatum cobrense) 5) Smooth Solomon's seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

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More species:
1) Polygonatum canaliculatum auct. non (Muhl. ex Willd.) Pursh [89]
2) Polygonatum commutatum (Schult. & Schult. f.) A. Dietr. [143]
3) Polygonatum melleum Farw. [94]
4) Polygonella brachystachya Meisn. [140]
5) Polygonella polygama (Vent.) Engelm. & A. Gray var. brachystachya (Meisn.) Wunderlin [132]
6) Polygonum allocarpum S.F. Blake [93]
7) Polygonum amphibium L. var. coccineum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Farw. [181]
8) Polygonum arifolium L. [409]
9) Polygonum aviculare L. [4161]
10) Polygonum bellardii auct. non All. [127]

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