Maianthemum stellata
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
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| Botanical name: | Maianthemum stellata |
| Common name: | starry false Solomon's seal |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 8-24" |
| Foliage: | erect stem, alternate leaves |
| Flower: | white, 5-10 in terminal racemes |
| Flowering time: | early May to mid June; fruits late June to September |
| Habitat: | moist sandy to gravelly ground of watersides, alluvium meadows, shaded woods edges (Hough, 353) |
| Range in New Jersey: | coastal strip and Delaware bayshore |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Maianthemum, Latin for "May blossom"; stellatum, Latin, "starry" Can be distinguised from true solomon seals by the flowers at the end of the stem. |