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 and South America, though a few species have become naturalized in various parts of the Old World.

Taxonomy

Species

The Plant List lists 87 species, although other authorities suggest only 20.
  1. Nothoscordum achalense Ravenna - Córdoba in Argentina
  2. Nothoscordum albitractum Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina
  3. Nothoscordum altillanense Ravenna & Biurrun - La Rioja in Argentina
  4. Nothoscordum andicola Kunth - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northern Argentina
  5. Nothoscordum andinum Kunth ex Fuentes - Mendoza + San Juan in Argentina, central Chile
  6. Nothoscordum aparadense Ravenna - Santa Catarina in Brazil
  7. Nothoscordum arenarium Herter - northern Argentina, Uruguay
  8. Nothoscordum auratum Ravenna - Uruguay
  9. Nothoscordum bahiense Ravenna - Bahia in Brazil
  10. Nothoscordum balaenense Ravenna - Uruguay
  11. Nothoscordum basalticum Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  12. Nothoscordum bivalve Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown - southern half of United States from California to Virginia, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
  13. Nothoscordum boliviense Ravenna - Bolivia, northern Argentina
  14. Nothoscordum bonariense Beauverd - northern Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil
  15. Nothoscordum × borbonicum Kunth - northern Argentina
  16. Nothoscordum calcaense Ravenna - Peru
  17. Nothoscordum calderense Ravenna - Salta in Argentina
  18. Nothoscordum cambarense Ravenna - Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
  19. Nothoscordum capivarinum Ravenna - Paraná in Brazil
  20. Nothoscordum carambolense Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  21. Nothoscordum catharinense Ravenna - Santa Catarina in Brazil
  22. Nothoscordum clevelandicum Ravenna - Paraná in Brazil
  23. Nothoscordum collinum Ravenna - Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
  24. Nothoscordum conostylum Ravenna - Entre Ríos in Argentina
  25. Nothoscordum correntinum Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  26. Nothoscordum curvipes Ravenna - Paraná in Brazil
  27. Nothoscordum cuyanum Ravenna - San Juan + Mendoza in Argentina
  28. Nothoscordum demissum Ravenna - Cusco in Peru
  29. Nothoscordum dynamiandrum Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina
  30. Nothoscordum empedradense Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  31. Nothoscordum entrerianum Ravenna - Entre Ríos in Argentina
  32. Nothoscordum exile Ravenna - Paraná in Brazil
  33. Nothoscordum famatinense Ravenna - La Rioja in Argentina
  34. Nothoscordum gaudichaudianum Kunth - Uruguay, Entre Ríos in Argentina
  35. Nothoscordum glareosum Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  36. Nothoscordum gracile Stearn - widespread from southern Mexico to Chile; naturalized in southeastern United States, California, and scattered locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands
  37. Nothoscordum gracilipes Ravenna - southern Brazil
  38. Nothoscordum ibiramense Ravenna - Santa Catarina in southern Brazil
  39. Nothoscordum ineanum Ravenna - Chaco in Argentina
  40. Nothoscordum inundatum Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  41. Nothoscordum ipacarainum Ravenna - Paraguay
  42. Nothoscordum itatiense Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  43. Nothoscordum izaguirreae Crosa - Uruguay
  44. Nothoscordum jaibanum Ravenna - Minas Gerais in Brazil
  45. Nothoscordum leptogynum Ravenna - Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
  46. Nothoscordum luteomajus Ravenna - Paraná in Brazil
  47. Nothoscordum luteominus Ravenna - Buenos Aires Province in Argentina
  48. Nothoscordum macrantherum Beauverd - Paraguay
  49. Nothoscordum mahui Traub - Santiago Region in Chile
  50. Nothoscordum moconense Ravenna - Misiones in Argentina
  51. Nothoscordum modestum Ravenna - Paraguay
  52. Nothoscordum montevidense Beauverd - Uruguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil
  53. Nothoscordum nublense Ravenna - Biobío in Chile
  54. Nothoscordum nudicaule Guagl. - Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina, southern Brazil
  55. Nothoscordum nudum Beauverd - Uruguay, Entre Ríos in Argentina
  56. Nothoscordum nutans Ravenna - Paraná in Brazil
  57. Nothoscordum pachyrhizum Ravenna - Uruguay
  58. Nothoscordum paradoxum Ravenna - Uruguay
  59. Nothoscordum patricium Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  60. Nothoscordum pedersenii Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  61. Nothoscordum pernambucanum Ravenna - eastern Brazil
  62. Nothoscordum planifolium Ravenna - Uruguay
  63. Nothoscordum portoalegrense Ravenna - Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
  64. Nothoscordum pulchellum Kunth - central Brazil
  65. Nothoscordum punillense Ravenna - Córdoba + San Luis in Argentina
  66. Nothoscordum rigidiscapum Ravenna - Uruguay
  67. Nothoscordum saltense Ravenna - Salta + Catamarca in Argentina
  68. Nothoscordum scabridulum Beauverd - Uruguay
  69. Nothoscordum sengesianum Ravenna - Uruguay
  70. Nothoscordum serenense Ravenna - Coquimbo in Chile
  71. Nothoscordum setaceum Ravenna - Uruguay
  72. Nothoscordum stenandrum Ravenna - southern Brazil
  73. Nothoscordum subtile Ravenna - Uruguay
  74. Nothoscordum tafiense Ravenna - Tucumán in Argentina
  75. Nothoscordum tarijanum Ravenna - Bolivia, Jujuy in Argentina
  76. Nothoscordum tenuifolium Ravenna - Entre Ríos in Argentina
  77. Nothoscordum tibaginum Ravenna - southern Brazil
  78. Nothoscordum tricostatum Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina
  79. Nothoscordum tuyutiense Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  80. Nothoscordum umburucuyanum Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
  81. Nothoscordum uruguaianum Ravenna - northern Argentina, southern Brazil
  82. Nothoscordum velazcoense Ravenna - La Rioja in Argentina
  83. Nothoscordum vernum Phil. - central Chile
  84. Nothoscordum vigilense Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina
  85. Nothoscordum vittatum Ravenna - Uruguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil
  86. Nothoscordum yalaense Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina
  87. Nothoscordum yatainum Ravenna - Corrientes in Argentina
;formerly included
Several species names have been coined using the nameNothoscordum referring to species now regarded as better suited to other genera . We provide links to help you find appropriate information.