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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Liliaceae
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh
downy Solomon's-seal, hairy Solomon's-seal
Polygonatum: Greek for "with many knees," probably in reference to knobby rootstock
pubescens: with soft, downy hair
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to arching, perennial, 20"-36" tall forb; stems zigzagging |
| Flower: | white to yellowish, 6-parted, 3/8"-1/2" long, tubular-shaped, stalked, petal-like tepals united; inflorescence small, stalked clusters hanging downward along the stem; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | blue berry |
| Leaf: | short-stalked, oblong, alternate, smaller veins on the underside hairy |
| Habitat: | shade; moist; woods, thickets |
| (Glossary) |
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