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Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis / ˌ k ɒ n v ə ˈ l ɛər i ə m ə ˈ dʒ eɪ l ɪ s /), [2] sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, [3] is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring.
Salpichroa origanifolia is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common names lily of the valley vine, [2] pampas lily-of-the-valley [3] or cock's-eggs. [ 4 ] Distribution and habitat
It is a genus with species Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley), and Convallaria pseudomajalis (American lily-of-the-valley). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin , in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.
Convallatoxin is a natural cardiac glycoside that can be found, among others, in the plant lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis). Legend says that Apollo gave this plant to Asclepios, the Greek god of healing. [1] Lily of the valley has indeed been used medicinally to treat illness, [2] all going back to medieval times
Le Lys dans la Vallée (English: The Lily of the Valley) is an 1835 novel about love and society by the French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850). (The title, in French, does not refer to the English flower called "lily of the valley", which is called "muguet" in French).
Clethra arborea, commonly known as the lily-of-the-valley-tree, [2] is a flowering plant in the genus Clethra. It is found in Macaronesia where it is native to Madeira, extinct in the Canary Islands, [3] and considered an introduced species in the Azores. In Madeira its natural habitat is laurisilva forest.
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Lily of the valley tree is a common name for several trees and may refer to: Clethra arborea, shrub or small tree native to Madeira in the family Clethraceae; Crinodendron patagua, tree native to Chile in the family Elaeocarpaceae; Oxydendrum arboreum, tree native to the southeastern United States in family Ericaceae