Maianthemum stellatum, June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023
Common & scientific name
False Solomon’s seal, Maianthemum stellatum
Family
??? (see below)
Location
Difficult Campground, 8,100’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Loves aspen groves above all, more delicate in its flower than its close relative, Maianthemum racemosum, Large 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!