Maianthemum dilatatum

Maianthemum dilatatum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Maianthemum
Species:
M. dilatatum
Binomial name
Maianthemum dilatatum
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Maianthemum bifolium var. dilatatum Alph.Wood
  • Smilacina dilatata (Alph.Wood) Nutt. ex Baker
  • Unifolium dilatatum (Alph.Wood) Greene
  • Convallaria bifolia var. kamtschatica J.F.Gmel.
  • Maianthemum bifolium var. kamtschaticum (J.F.Gmel.) Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
  • Maianthemum bifolium subsp. kamtschaticum (J.F.Gmel.) A.E.Murray
  • Maianthemum bifolium var. pumilum J.M.H.Shaw
  • Maianthemum kamtschaticum (J.F.Gmel.) Nakai
  • Smilacina bifolia var. kamtschatica (J.F.Gmel.) Ledeb.
  • Unifolium bifolium subsp. kamtschaticum (J.F.Gmel.) Piper
  • Unifolium kamtschaticum (J.F.Gmel.) Gorman

Maianthemum dilatatum (snakeberry, two-leaved Solomon's seal or false lily of the valley) is a common rhizomatous perennial flowering plant that is native to western North America from northern California to the Aleutian islands, and Asia across the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. It grows in coastal temperate rainforests, and is often the dominant groundcover plant in Sitka Spruce forests.