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Asparagaceae
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
wisdom and hidden treasures.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Maianthemum
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 45-90 cm
- Sunlight
- partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike true Solomon's seal where flowers dangle beneath the stem, false Solomon's seal carries its flowers in a plume at the stem tip.
- The red speckled berries that develop in fall are edible and were eaten by many Native American tribes, though they are mildly laxative.
- The gracefully arching stems with their parallel-veined leaves are a hallmark of eastern North American woodland floors.
- It was formerly classified as Smilacina racemosa before DNA studies moved it into the genus Maianthemum.
- The rhizomes were used by Native Americans as a poultice for wounds and as a treatment for stomach complaints.
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