Maianthemum stellatum

Maianthemum stellatum
M. stellatum in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, U.S.A.

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Maianthemum
Species:
M. stellatum
Binomial name
Maianthemum stellatum
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Asteranthemum stellatum (L.) Nieuwl.
  • Asteranthemum vulgare Kunth
  • Asteranthemum vulgare var. uniflorum (Pursh) Kunth
  • Convallaria hybrida Marchal
  • Convallaria stellata L.
  • Smilacina liliacea (Greene) F.L. Wynd
  • Smilacina sessilifolia Nutt. ex Baker
  • Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf.
  • Smilacina stellata fo. paniculata H. St. John
  • Smilacina stellata var. crassa Vict.
  • Smilacina stellata var. sessilifolia L.F. Hend.
  • Smilacina stellata var. sylvatica Vict. & J. Rousseau
  • Smilacina stellata var. uniflora Pursh
  • Tovaria sessilifolia Baker
  • Tovaria stellata (L.) Neck. ex Baker
  • Unifolium liliaceum Greene
  • Unifolium sessilifolium (Baker) Greene
  • Unifolium stellatum (L.) Greene
  • Vagnera angustifolia Raf.
  • Vagnera leptopetala Rydb.
  • Vagnera liliacea (Greene) Rydb.
  • Vagnera sessilifolia (Baker) Greene
  • Vagnera stellata (L.) Morong
  • Vagnera stellata var. mollis Farw.

Maianthemum stellatum (star-flowered, starry, or little false Solomon's seal, or simply false Solomon's seal; star-flowered lily-of-the-valley or starry false lily of the valley; syn. Smilacina stellata) is a species of flowering plant, native across North America. It has been found in northern Mexico, every Canadian province and territory except Nunavut, and every US state except Hawaii and the states of the Southeast. It has little white buds in the spring, followed by delicate starry flowers, then green-and-black striped berries, and finally deep red berries in the fall.