Plant Portrait

Scientific Name:

Amianthium muscaetoxicum

Common Name:

Fly Poison

Native/Alien:

native

Type:

Perennial

The flower spike - about two weeks old

The flowers start out white and turn green, at least in Raleigh!

Flypoison flowerstalk

© Tom Harville

Leaves, early spring

leaves, early spring

© Tom Harville 2005

Buds

buds

© Tom Harville, 23 April 2006

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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