[The Lily Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

False Solomon Seals and Lily-of-the-Valleys East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Maianthemum

formerly classified as Smilacina

Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Starry Solomon Plume: Maianthemum stellatum (Synonyms: Convallaria stellata, Smilacina liliacea, Smilacina sessilifolia, Smilacina stellata, Unifolium liliaceum, Unifolium sessilifolium, Unifolium stellatum, Vagnera liliacea, Vagnera sessilifolia, Vagnera stellata)

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Beadruby, False Lily-of-the-valley, Wild Lily-of-the-valley, Two-leaf False Solomon's-seal: Maianthemum dilatatum (Synonyms: Maianthemum bifolium, Maianthemum bifolium var. dilatatum, Maianthemum bifolium var. kamtschaticum, Maianthemum kamtschaticum, Unifolium dilatatum, Unifolium kamtschaticum)

False Solomon Seal, Western Solomon Plume, Feathery False Lily-of-the-valley, Plumed Solomon's Seal, Plumed Spikenard: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (Synonym: Smilacina racemosa) - Inflorescence paniculate with numerous flowers. The stamens exceed the perianth.

Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Starry Solomon Plume: Maianthemum stellatum (Synonyms: Convallaria stellata, Smilacina liliacea, Smilacina sessilifolia, Smilacina stellata, Unifolium liliaceum, Unifolium sessilifolium, Unifolium stellatum, Vagnera liliacea, Vagnera sessilifolia, Vagnera stellata) - Inflorescence racemose. The stamens are shorter than the perianth.


Paul Slichter