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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Liliaceae
Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link subsp. racemosum
false Solomon's-seal, false spikenard, large false Solomon's-seal, Solomon's-plume
Maianthemum: from Maius for "May" and anthemon for "flower"
racemosum: Latin for "having a raceme" (cluster of flowers each on its own stalk and arranged along a single central stem)
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 16"-32" tall forb; finely-hairy stems not branched below the flowers |
| Flower: | white, 6-parted, 1/8" wide, starry; inflorescence a 4" many-flowered, large, branched, terminal, pyramid-shaped cluster; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | green and purple-dotted, rounded berry, ripening to red |
| Leaf: | alternate, elliptical with pointed tip, stalkless but not clasping |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry to moderate moisture; woods, forests; in sandy, loamy, rich soil |
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