Family · Monocots

Melanthiaceae

Trilliums, false hellebore

Rhizomatous woodland and meadow herbs, many highly toxic, including trilliums and false hellebores.

Accepted species: 194accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 14accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈67 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Trillium
Veratrum (false hellebore)
Paris

Genera

Trillium56 spp.
Paris29 spp.
Schoenocaulon26 spp.
Veratrum26 spp.
Chamaelirium12 spp.
Helonias12 spp.
Anticlea10 spp.
Toxicoscordion8 spp.
Stenanthium6 spp.
Melanthium4 spp.
Xerophyllum2 spp.
Amianthium1 spp.
Pseudotrillium1 spp.
Zigadenus1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America109
Asia-Temperate83
Asia-Tropical22
Europe6
Southern America2

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Melanthiaceae sits in the order Liliales.