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| | Narthecium in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |
 | | The widely disjunct species of Narthecium (1–5 in Europe, 1 in eastern Asia, and 2 in North America) are morphologically and ecologically quite similar (A. Stabursvik 1959; W. Zomlefer 1997). |
 | | Narthecium has sometimes been included in the segregate family Melanthiaceae; based on morphology, anatomy, and karyology, it is best placed in its own family, Nartheciaceae (J. Ambrose 1975, 1980; P. Goldblatt 1995; W. Zomlefer 1997; A. Takhtajan 1997; M. Tamura 1998b), and order, Nartheciales (J. Reveal and W. Zomlefer 1998). |
 | | Steroidal saponins of Narthecium are thought to cause liver disease (icterus) in nonpigmented sheep via a deadly photosensitivity (A. Stabursvik 1959; R. Hegnauer 1962+, vol. |
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