Convallaria

Convallaria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley. It includes three species native to temperate Eurasia and the east-central United States.^[1]

• Convallaria keiskei Miq. – southeastern Siberia, Japan, Korea, northern, central, and southeastern China, Mongolia, and Myanmar
• Convallaria majalis L. – lily-of-the-valley; Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and central Siberia
• Convallaria pseudomajalis W.Bartram – American lily-of-the-valley;^[2] east-central United States (southern Appalachians from West Virginia to Georgia)

Convallaria
Convallaria keiskei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Convallarioideae
Genus:	Convallaria L.
Map of Convallaria species distribution: Green — Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley Red — Convallaria keiskei Violet — Convallaria pseudomajalis
Synonyms[1]
Lilium-convallium Tourn. ex Moench

The generic name means valley in Botanical Latin, in reference to the plant's natural geographical habitat.^[3]