Maianthemum racemosum, May 31, 2022
Common & scientific name
Large false Solomon’s seal, Maianthemum racemosum
Family
??? (see below)
Location
Difficult Campground, 8,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Loves aspen groves above all, less delicate in its flower than its close relative, Maianthemum stellatum, False Solomon’s seal, and searching for a loving home. Different authorities place it in no less than four families or subfamilies: (1) Liliaceae, Lily, (2) Convallariaceae, Mayflower, (3) Asparagaceae, Asparagus, and (4) Ruscaceae, Butcher’s Broom. Confused yet? Give it ten years and the experts will land on one!