Medeola virginiana

Characteristics
Medeola virginiana L.
Indian cucumber root
Mesic to wet-mesic hardwood, coniferous, and hardwood-coniferous forests. Occurs primarily in cool northern forests.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Liliales
Medeola virginiana L. - Indian cucumber root
Citation
Medeola virginiana L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 22 Jun 2012 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 22 Jun 2012 - 1
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Tompkins Co., NY: 14 Sep 2014 - 7
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