Narthecium is the
botanical name of a
genus of
flowering plants. This genus has often been treated as belonging to the family
Liliaceae, but the
APG II system, of 2003, places 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. The North American species areNarthecium californicum: west coastNarthecium americanum: east coast, currently restricted to the Pinelands of southern New Jersey and possibly a few sites in the Carolinas. Narthecium americanum is presently a candidate for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act.
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