Delaware Wildflowers • Families • Melanthiaceae
Veratrum virginicum
(Melanthium virginicum)
Virginia BunchflowerMelanthiaceae — Bunchflower family
Rare native
Upper flowers are staminate, lower are perfect.
July 2018
Note the three-lobed ovary and styles on the perfect flower at lower left.
A staminate flower.
July 2019
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.