Contains 6 genera and 10 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
RUSCACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
RUSCACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracaena | 3 | |||
| Liriope | LILYTURF | 2 | ||
| Maianthemum | FALSE SOLOMON'S-SEAL | 1 | ||
| Nolina | BEARGRASS | 2 | ||
| Ophiopogon | MONDOGRASS | 1 | ||
| Polygonatum | SOLOMON'S-SEAL | 1 |
Identification Key
8. Roots without tuberous swellings; leaves coriaceous
8. Roots sometimes with tuberous swellings; leaves chartaceous
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9. Flowers erect, terminal at the tip of a strict pedicel, corollas cupulate to rotate; ovaries superior (flowers hypogynous); anthers free, oblong in outline, apically obtuse, dehiscing apically and appearing poricidal, filaments longer than or as long as anthers; stigmas entire; fruits blackish
9. Flowers nodding, on a recurving pedicel or floral tube, corollas mostly campanulate; ovaries inferior to semi-inferior (flowers epigynous to perigynous); anthers more or less connate in a column, narrowly lanceolate in outline, apically narrowly attenuate-acute, dehiscing longitudinally, filaments much shorter than the anthers (anthers subsessile); stigmas 3-lobed; fruits commonly blue, sometimes blackish