Melanthiaceae FAMILY

Medeola virginiana

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Medeola virginiana is a

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Nova Scotia to Ontario, Minnesota, Florida and Tennessee.

HabitatRich woods[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ], margins of swamps and bogs[ 62 Title A Field Guide to N. American Edible Wild Plants. Publication Author Elias. T. and Dykeman. P. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Year 1982 ISBN 0442222009 Description Very readable. ].