[Wild Lilies-of-the-valley, False Solomon's Seal and Solomon Plumes: The Genus Maianthemum West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Starry Solomon Plume, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley

Maianthemum stellatum

Synonym: Smilacina stellata

Starry Solomon Plume, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum stellatum (Synonym: Smilacina stellata)

A close-up of the inflorescence of star-flowered false solomon plume as seen from Mt. Adams.......2005.

Starry Solomon Plume, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum stellatum (Synonym: Smilacina stellata) - Starry Solomon Plume, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum stellatum (Synonym: Smilacina stellata)

Star-flowered false solomon seal blooming (left) in the forest at the base of Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon.........June 14, 2009. The photo at right shows star-flowered false solomon seal beginning to bloom at the same location........May 2, 2016.

Starry Solomon Plume, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Small False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False Solomon Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum stellatum (Synonym: Smilacina stellata)

Star-flowered false solomon seal in bloom in the webmaster's woodland garden in Gresham, Oregon.......April 27, 2020.

Paul Slichter