Stenanthium tennesseense

Stenanthium tennesseense
Stenanthium tennesseense
Inflorescence of Stenanthium tennesseense
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Stenanthium
Species:
S. tennesseense
Binomial name
Stenanthium tennesseense
Sorrie & Weakley

Stenanthium tennesseense, also known as the Tennessee death-camas, is a poisonous perennial monocot endemic to wet meadows of the Cumberland Plateau and Highland Rim of Tennessee and potentially North Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ "Stenanthium tennesseense". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
  2. ↑ Weakley, Alan S.; Southeastern Flora Team (2025). "Stenanthium tennesseense (Tennessee Death-camas)". Flora of the Southeastern United States. North Carolina Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2026-11-08.