Maianthemum canadense
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Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Maianthemum canadense |
| Common name: | Canada mayflower |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Liliaceae/Ruscaceae, more recently |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 3 - 6' |
| Foliage: | two, occasionally three broad, basal leaves |
| Flower: | white, 1/8" long in a terminal spike; berries red with white spots |
| Flowering time: | May - July |
| Habitat: | rich woods |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Berries a food source for grouse |