Amianthium muscaetoxicum

Common names: Channel-leaved Helonias

Genus: Helonias

Species: Helonias laeta

Class: Hexandria

Order: Trigynia

Authority: Gawler

Modern Genus: Amianthium

Modern Species: Amianthium muscaetoxicum

Modern Family: Liliaceae. Also placed in Heloniadaceae Melanthiaceae.

Plant Type: perennial

Color: white

Season: "It blooms in June, and is generally kept in a pit or under a frame during the winter months."

Native Region: North America: Lower Caroline

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum