Convallaria

Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants. It is usually described as a monotypic genus with the single species Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley), but now some botanists distinguish up to three species, also including Convallaria keiskei and Convallaria montana.[1]

Convallaria
Convallaria keiskei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Convallaria
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Map of Convallaria species distribution:
GreenConvallaria majalis or lily of the valley
RedConvallaria keiskei
VioletConvallaria montana

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