FOIBIS

Species Details -
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Ell.  var. commutatum 

Accepted name: Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Ell.  var. commutatum 
Synonym(s): -Convallaria   biflora   Walter    
-Polygonatum   biflorum   (Walter) Ell.   var. melleum   (Farw.) R. Ownbey
-Polygonatum   biflorum   (Walter) Ell.   ssp. commutatum   (Schult. f.) Morong
-Polygonatum   canaliculatum   auct. non (Muhl. ex Willd.) Pursh    
-Polygonatum   commutatum   (Schult. f.) A. Dietr.    
-Polygonatum   giganteum   Dietr.    
-Salomonia   biflora   Farw.    
English names: Giant Solomon's Seal
French names: Sceau-de-Salomon biflore
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Liliopsida
Order:   Liliales
Family:   Liliaceae
OPL Code: HPOLBIC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Root used as a mild tonic for "general debility"(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
32082
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S4
GRANK
G5T5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
 


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