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'''''Maianthemum stellatum''''' ('''Star-flowered''', '''Starry''', or '''Little False Solomon's Seal''', or simply '''False Solomon's Seal'''; '''Starry False Lily-of-the-Valley'''; [[synonymy|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 (island)|Newfoundland]] to the central [[Appalachian Mountains]] in the east.  An everchanging seasonal plant with little white buds in the spring, followed by delicate starry flowers, then stripy berries and deep red berries in the fall.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MAST4 eFloras.org]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=Gpn0HAAACAAJ&dq=Aspen+Parkland Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland]</ref><REF>Wildflowers of Alberta A  Guide to Common Wildflowers and Other Herbaceous Plants,  1999, ISBN 1-55105-354-3</ref>
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It is a woodland [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]], smaller than its close relative ''[[Maianthemum racemosum|M. racemosum]]''.
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Smilacina stellata, Desf. (Vagnera stellata, Morong). Very near to S. sessilifolia: lvs. usually folded and ascending: raceme shorter and more crowded. May, June. Moist soil, greater part of the U. S. B.B. (ed. 2) 1:516.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 31 May 2010


Maianthemum stellatum


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: ⇔ 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ shade
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

Convallariaceae >

Maianthemum >

stellatum >


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. An everchanging seasonal plant with little white buds in the spring, followed by delicate starry flowers, then stripy berries and deep red berries in the fall.[1][2][3]

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


Read about Maianthemum stellatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Smilacina stellata, Desf. (Vagnera stellata, Morong). Very near to S. sessilifolia: lvs. usually folded and ascending: raceme shorter and more crowded. May, June. Moist soil, greater part of the U.S. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ eFloras.org
  2. ↑ Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland
  3. ↑ Wildflowers of Alberta A Guide to Common Wildflowers and Other Herbaceous Plants, 1999, ISBN 1-55105-354-3

External links


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