Medeola
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Medeola virginiana, known as Indian cucumber,[2][4] cucumber root,[5] or Indian cucumber-root,[6][7][8] is an eastern North American plant species in the lily family, Liliaceae.[2] It is the only currently recognized plant species in the genus Medeola.[9] It grows in the understory of forests. The plant bears edible rhizomes that have a mild cucumber-like flavor.[10]
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Medeola | |
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Flowering | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Medeoleae |
Genus: | Medeola L. |
Species: | M. virginiana |
Binomial name | |
Medeola virginiana | |
USDA distribution map[2] | |
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