Medeola

Medeola
	Flowering
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
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; L.
	USDA distribution map
Synonyms
	Gyromia acuminata Raf.; Gyromia cuneata Raf.; Gyromia virginica (Christm.) Nutt.; Gyromia virginica var. picta Nutt.; Medeola verticillifolia Stokes; Medeola virginica Christm.;

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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[10] Hall, Alan (April 1973). Wild Food Trail Guide. United States of America: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-03-007701-X.

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Medeola

Flowering
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)^[1]
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* L.

USDA distribution map^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Gyromia acuminata Raf. Gyromia cuneata Raf. Gyromia virginica (Christm.) Nutt. Gyromia virginica var. picta Nutt. Medeola verticillifolia Stokes Medeola virginica Christm.