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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Maianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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Learn more about Maianthemum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Maianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Maianthemum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Maianthemum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-07-001:
Maianthemum canadense FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Unifolium canadense
COMMON NAME:
Canada Mayflower, "False Lily-of-the-valley", "Wild Lily-of-the-valley"
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_unca_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120426_724
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm190427_7981
April Jackson County SC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0505o_15
May Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060508_178
May Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm070519_043
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Seldom exceeding 6" tall, w 2-3 glossy leaves w clasping, heart-shaped bases, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm120517_895
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
The 4 tepals (2 sepals, 2 petals) are elliptic, reflexed & about 0.1" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm160503_235
May Haywood-Jackson Counties NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_m_canadense_8380
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcanadense_rbbrp1
May
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Tim Spira tpsmcanadense1
June
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JK Marlow jkm0508c_07
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
The 2-3 leaves are smooth, sessile or short-stalked, w a heart-shaped base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Will Stuart wil_8448010613_b8a6b801a2
August Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
The small fruit are very distinct, turning a speckled, then bright, ruby red. — Will Stuart
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcanadense_mj1
Month Unknown Ashe County NC
Mount Jefferson
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Maianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Maianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Maianthemum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Maianthemum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-07-001:
Maianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Unifolium canadense
905
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, especially at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common in Mountains of GA & NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
4 tepals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p098
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p130
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p100
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p026
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p365
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p363
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p419
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p400
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p011
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