Nothoscordum

Nothoscordum is a genus of New World plants in the onion tribe within the Amaryllis family. It is probably paraphyletic. The genus is native to North, Central and South America, though a few species have become naturalized in various parts of the Old World.

Nothoscordum
Nothoscordum striatum
Nothoscordum gracile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Gilliesieae
Genus: Nothoscordum
Kunth
Synonyms
  • Pseudoscordum Herb.
  • Hesperocles Salisb.
  • Oligosma Salisb.
  • Latace Phil.
  • Zoellnerallium Crosa
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