Maianthemum trifolium
Maianthemum trifolium (syn. Smilacina trifolia, Three-leaf Solomon's-seal, three-leaf Solomon's-plume, threeleaf false lily of the valley, smilacine trifoliée) is a species of flowering plant that is native to Canada and the northeastern United States, from Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south to Delaware.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Maianthemum |
| Species: | M. trifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda | |
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 10–25 cm (4–10 in) tall, with alternate, oblong-lanceolate leaves 5–12 cm (2–4 3⁄4 in) long and 2–4 cm (3⁄4–1 1⁄2 in) broad.[1] The flowers are produced on a 5–10 cm (2–4 in) panicle, each flower with six white tepals 2–4 mm (0.08–0.16 in) long.
References
- LaFrankie, James V. (2002). "Maianthemum trifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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