Maianthemum racemosum

Solomon's Plume, False Solomon's Seal

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Family: Asparagaceae (formerly Ruscaceae) (Asparagus family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: mid April - early June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - October

Like other members of its genus Maianthemum, Solomon's Plume's inflorescence arises from the end of the stem, unlike the true Solomon's Seal genus Polygonatum in which the individual flowers droop from the leaf axils.




22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central district), VA
29 April 2021
G. Richard Thompson WMA, Linden, VA
(flower buds beginning)
22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central district), VA
(flower buds ready to open)
28 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central district), VA




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