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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Liliaceae
Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda
false mayflower, swamp false Solomon's-seal, three-leaf Solomon's-seal, three-leaf Solomon's-plume
Maianthemum: from Maius for "May" and anthemon for "flower"
trifolium: from tres for three; folium for leaves
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall forb; stems not branched below the flowers |
| Flower: | white, 6-parted, 1/3" wide, starry; inflorescence with 3-8 stalked flowers on a 2" long, terminal, narrow, long-stalked cluster (raceme); blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | dark red berry |
| Leaf: | alternate, 1-4 (usually 3), hairless, almost erect, oblong to lance-like with pointed tips, stalkless, |
| Habitat: | wet; swamps, bogs |
| (Glossary) |
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