Maianthemum trifolium

Maianthemum trifolium (syn. Smilacina trifolia, Three-leaf Solomon's-seal, three-leaf Solomon's-plume, threeleaf false lily of the valley, smilacine trifoliée) is a species of flowering plant that is native to Canada and the northeastern United States, from Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south to Delaware.

Maianthemum trifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Maianthemum
Species:
M. trifolium
Binomial name
Maianthemum trifolium
(L.) Sloboda

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 10–25 cm (4–10 in) tall, with alternate, oblong-lanceolate leaves 5–12 cm (2–4 34 in) long and 2–4 cm (341 12 in) broad.[1] The flowers are produced on a 5–10 cm (2–4 in) panicle, each flower with six white tepals 2–4 mm (0.08–0.16 in) long.

References

  1. LaFrankie, James V. (2002). "Maianthemum trifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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