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Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link
FEATHERY FALSE LILY OF THE VALLEY
False spikenard; Large false solomons-seal; Solomons-plume; Smilacina racemosa

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Delaware Wildflowers  •  Scientific names

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link subsp. racemosum ( Smilacina racemosa ) Solomon's Plume
Ruscaceae — Ruscus family
Native
Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
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May 2001 Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
Creek Road (Red Clay)
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Middle Run Valley Natural Area
May 2012 Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve
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3. Maianthemum racemosum (Linnaeus) Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 343. 1821.

Large false Solomon's-seal, false spikenard, Solomon's-plume

Convallaria racemosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 315. 1753; Smilacina racemosa (Linnaeus) Desfontaines; Unifolium racemosum (Linnaeus) Britton

Plants terrestrial, to 12.5 cm. Rhizomes sympodial, cylindrical, units 30—40 cm × 8—14 mm, sometimes multiplied, roots scattered. Stems erect or arching, 7.5—12.5 dm × 7—9 mm. Leaves 7—12, sessile and clasping, or petiolate; blade elliptic to ovate, 9—17 × 5—8 cm; base rounded or tapered; apex acute or caudate. Inflorescences paniculate, 70—250-flowered, branches well developed, pyramidal. Flowers 3-merous; tepals inconspicuous, 0.5—1 × 0.5 mm; filaments 1 × 0.5 mm; anthers 0.5—1 mm; ovary globose, 1 mm wide; style 0.1—0.3 mm; stigma obscure; pedicel 0.5—1 × 0.5 mm. Berries green with copper spots when young, maturing to deep translucent red, globose or 3-lobed, 4—6 mm wide. Seeds 1—4, globose, 2.5—4 mm. 2n = 36, 72, 144.

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora): North America, n Mexico.

Maianthemum racemosum is sometimes cultivated. It was described as apomictic (A. L. Gorham 1953) but is much in need of cytogeographic and reproductive biological studies.

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