Maianthemum racemosa
Western False Solomon's Seal

Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)

Photo taken at the Mad River, wooded riparian area next to river (5-10 meters)

Flowers:

greater than 20 flowers in a panicle; pedicels 0.5 to 2mm long; tepals narrowly oblong, 1.5 to 2 mm

Leaves:

blades 7 to 20 cm, ovate to oblong-elliptic, bases more or less clasping

Plant:

rhizomatous perennial; unbranched stem 30 to 90 cm tall. Berries eaten by the Thompson, Okanagan, and the Upper Skagit.

Habitat:

moist woods and streambanks to open forests and slopes, sea level to middle elevations

Distribution of species:

Alaska to California, east to eastern North America

Distribution of genus: