| Description | False Soloms Seal (Maianthemum racemosum) is a herbaceous perennial wildflower. Prefers to grow in moist, rich, well-drained soils in partial shade but is somewhat adaptable. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | woodland setting or in dappled shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist, well-drained |
| Temperature | intolerant of hot, humid conditions |
| Flowers | spike-like raceme, up to 20-80 small 3/8" stalked white flowers (florets), six tepals (petals) with six stamens, clusters become feathery |
| Fruit | greenish berries that turn an attractive ruby red in fall can be accented by dark speckles, often persisting into fall unless earlier consumed by wildlife |
| Leaves | green, simple, bases are rounded to clasping or tapered, sometimes with a short petiole, tips pointed to a long tip |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet high, spreads to form large patches |
| Propagation | cold stratified seeds, division |
| Native Site | North America |
| Misc Facts | Genus comes from the Greek words Maios, meaning "May," and anthemon, meaning "blossom". Genus means flowers in racemes. I still list the plant family as Liliaceae, but it has been put in the Ruscaceae family and was also in the Asparagaceae family. |
| Notes & Reference | #65-North Woods Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #168-Missouri Flora web site (www.missouriplants.com), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info) |
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