Convallaria
Sign in to saveConvallaria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley. It includes three species native to temperate Eurasia and the east-central United States. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Convallaria keiskei || southeastern Siberia, Japan, Korea, northern, central, and southeastern China, Mongolia, and Myanmar |- |120px ||Convallaria majalis – lily-of-the-valley|| Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and central Siberia |- |120px ||Convallaria pseudomajalis – American lily-of-the-valley; || east-central United States (southern Appalachians f
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
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- Convallarioideae
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Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley. It includes three species native to temperate Eurasia and the east-central United States. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Convallaria keiskei || southeastern Siberia, Japan, Korea, northern, central, and southeastern China, Mongolia, and Myanmar |- |120px ||Convallaria majalis – lily-of-the-valley|| Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and central Siberia |- |120px ||Convallaria pseudomajalis – American lily-of-the-valley; || east-central United States (southern Appalachians from West Virginia to Georgia) |- |}
The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin, in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.