Maianthemum stellatum

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Maianthemum stellatum
M. stellatum in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, U.S.A.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Ruscaceae Genus: Maianthemum Species: M. stellatum
Binomial name
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

Maianthemum stellatum (Star-flowered, Starry, or Little False Solomon's Seal, or simply False Solomon's Seal; Starry False Lily-of-the-Valley; syn. Smilacina stellata) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ruscaceae, native across North America generally from Alaska to California in the west and from Newfoundland to the central Appalachian Mountains in the east^[1][2].

It is a woodland herbaceous perennial plant, smaller than its close relative M. racemosum.

[edit] References

1. ^ USDA. PLANTS Profile: Maianthemum stellatum. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
2. ^ eFloras.org. Maianthemum stellatum. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.