Fly-poison
Amianthium muscitoxicumMelanthiaceae — Bunchflower family
Rare native
![Fly-poison](/images/amianthium_muscitoxicum.jpg)
This plant is rare in Delaware, but abundant where the photo was taken in Virginia.
The flowers start out white.
Shenandoah National Park, VAThe flowers start out white.
July 2005
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.