Asparagaceae
Feathery false lily of the valley
Maianthemum racemosum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Maianthemum
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Common names
By language (13)
- Chinese
- 假黄精, 总序鹿药
- Dutch
- Almindelig skyggeblomst
- English
- Feathery false lily of the valley, False Solomon's seal, False spikenard, Solomon's plume, Treacle-berry
- Finnish
- Tertturotkokielo
- French
- Maïanthème à grappes, Smilacine à grappes
- German
- Duftsiegel
- Norwegian
- Toppkonvall
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Toppkonvall
- nv
- Naadą́ą́ʼ yiltʼąąʼí
- Polish
- Majówka groniasta
- Portuguese
- Falso-selo-de-salomão, Pluma-de-salomão
- Russian
- Майник кистевидный
- Swedish
- Vipprams
Synonyms
- Convallaria racemosa L.
- Polygonastrum racemosum (L.) Moench
- Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf.
- Smilacina racemosa var. typica Fernald
- Tovaria racemosa (L.) Baker
- Unifolium racemosum (L.) Britton
- Vagnera racemosa (L.) Morong
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.