Maianthemum trifolium
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Maianthemum trifolium (syn. Smilacina trifolia) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ruscaceae, native to Canada and the northeastern United States, from Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south to Delaware.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 25 cm tall, with alternate, oblong-lanceolate leaves 5-12 cm long and 2-4 cm broad. The flowers are produced on a 5-10 cm panicle, each flower with six white tepals 2-4 mm long.
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