Flypoison

Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A. Gray

Lily family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Flower Color

White, Green

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.