Asparagaceae
May lily
Maianthemum bifolium
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Maianthemum
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Common names
By language (29)
- arz
- مايانثيموم بيفوليوم
- Belarusian
- Майнік двухлісты
- Chinese
- 舞鹤草, 二叶舞鹤草
- cv
- Пăчăр çырли
- Czech
- Pstroček dvoulistý
- Danish
- Almindelig Majblomst
- Dutch
- Dalkruid
- English
- May lily
- Estonian
- Leseleht
- Finnish
- Oravanmarja, Metsäoravanmarja
- French
- Maïanthème à deux feuilles, Maianthème à deux feuilles, Maiantheme a deux feuilles
- German
- Zweiblättrige Schattenblume, Schattenblume, Zweiblättriges Schattenblümchen
- hsb
- Dwojołopjenaty pstruhačk, Dwułopješko, Dźiwje całtki, Mužik a žónka
- Hungarian
- Kétlevelű árnyékvirág
- Korean
- 두루미꽃
- Lithuanian
- Dvilapė medutė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Maiblom, Bittekonvall
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Maiblom, Bittekonvall
- Polish
- Konwalijka dwulistna
- Russian
- Майник двулистный, Majanthemum bifolium
- se
- Oarrimuorji
- Slovak
- Tôňovka dvojlistá
- Slovenian
- Dvolistna senčnica
- smn
- Uárreemyerji
- sms
- Vuäʹrrevmueʹrjj
- Swedish
- Ekorrbär
- Ukrainian
- Веснівка дволиста
- Welsh
- Lili Mai
- Western Frisian
- Twiblêd
Synonyms
- Bifolium cordatum G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Convallaria bifolia L.
- Convallaria cordifolia (Moench) Stokes
- Convallaria monophylla Oeder
- Convallaria pulchella Salisb.
- Convallaria quadrifida Lam.
- Convallaria tetrapetala Gilib.
- Maia bifolia (L.) Salisb.
- Maianthemum convallaria F.H.Wigg.
- Maianthemum cordifolium Moench
- Maianthemum nipponicum Nakai
- Maianthemum smilacinum Friche-Joset & Montandon
- Monophyllon lobelii Delarbre
- Sciophila convallarioides Wibel
- Smilacina bifolia (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Smilacina bifolia (L.) Desf.
- Smilacina cordifolia (Moench) Becker
- Styrandra bifolia (L.) Raf.
- Styrandra petiolaris Raf.
- Unifolium bifolium (L.) Greene
- Unifolium bifolium f. monophyllum Farw.
- Unifolium bifolium subvar. hirtellum Farw.
- Unifolium bifolium var. canadense Farw.
- Unifolium quadrifidum (Lam.) All.
- Valentinia bifolia (L.) Baill.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 1,491 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: stolbovsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oriol Sastre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Haltiamieli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Svend Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bouba at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Annaleena Vaher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.