Melanthiaceae

(meh-lan-thee-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Liliales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 5 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Bunchflower Family:

• Melanthium woodii  (Wood’s Bunchflower) [CC8]
• Stenanthium gramineum  (Featherbells) [CC8]

• Trillium flexipes  (Drooping Trillium) Pedicellate Flower Group [CC8]
• Trillium recurvatum  (Prairie Trillium) Sessile Flower Group [CC6]
• Trillium viride  (Wood Trillium / Green Trillium) Sessile Flower Group [CC7]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism