Index / Search / Medeola virginiana
§1 Plant
Medeola virginiana L.
vernacular Indian cucumber — species · Liliaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Liliaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Medeola
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 700 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 700 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- DeKalb 13089
- Effingham 13103
- Fannin 13111
- Forsyth 13117
- Gilmer 13123
- Grady 13131
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Lee 13177
- Meriwether 13199
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Randolph 13243
- Stephens 13257
- Towns 13281
- Union 13291
- Walker 13295
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Greene 18055
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Floyd 21071
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Saginaw 26145
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Mississippi view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 21 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Avery 37011
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Davie 37059
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Moore 37125
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Madison 47113
- Monroe 47123
- Morgan 47129
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Sullivan 47163
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 93 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lincoln 54043
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/MEVI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2750658 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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