Narthecium
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Narthecium
Toxic plant genus in the family Liliaceae; contain steroidal saponins which cause alveld, a crystal-associated cholangiopathy and a resulting jaundice and photosensitive dermatitis; also cause nephrosis; includes N. asiaticum, N. ossifragum (bog asphodel).
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| Narthecium ossifragum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Nartheciaceae |
| Genus: | Narthecium Huds. |
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Narthecium americanum |
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Narthecium is the botanical name of a genus of flowering plants. This genus was traditionally treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae, but the APG II system of 2003 placed it in the family Nartheciaceae.
The global distribution of the genus is widely disjunct - 1 species in Asia, 1-5 species in Europe (see Narthecium ossifragum and 2 species in North America. Narthecium americanum is presently a candidate for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act in the United States.
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