Asparagaceae
Starry false lily of the valley
Maianthemum stellatum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Maianthemum
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 星花舞鹤草, 星花鹿药, 星花鹿藥
- English
- Starry false lily of the valley, Wild lily-of-the-valley, False Solomon's seal, Little false Solomon's seal, Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley, Star-flowered Solomon's seal, Starry Solomon's seal
- French
- Maïanthème étoilée, Smilacine étoilée
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stjernekonvall
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Stjernekonvall
- nv
- Yéʼii bidą́ą́ʼ yiltʼąąʼí
- Polish
- Majówka gwiazdkowata
- Swedish
- Stjärnrams
Synonyms
- Asteranthemum stellatum (L.) Nieuwl.
- Asteranthemum vulgare Kunth
- Asteranthemum vulgare var. uniflorum (Pursh) Kunth
- Convallaria hybrida Marchal
- Convallaria stellata L.
- Smilacina liliacea (Greene) Wynd
- Smilacina sessilifolia Nutt. ex Baker
- Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf.
- Smilacina stellata f. paniculata H.St.John
- Smilacina stellata var. crassa Vict.
- Smilacina stellata var. sessilifolia (Nutt. ex Baker) L.F.Hend.
- Smilacina stellata var. sylvatica Vict. & J.Rousseau
- Smilacina stellata var. uniflora Pursh
- Tovaria sessilifolia Baker
- Tovaria stellata (L.) Baker
- Unifolium liliaceum Greene
- Unifolium sessilifolium (Nutt. ex Baker) Greene
- Unifolium stellatum (L.) Greene
- Vagnera angustifolia Raf.
- Vagnera leptopetala Rydb.
- Vagnera liliacea (Greene) Rydb.
- Vagnera sessilifolia (Nutt. ex Baker) Greene
- Vagnera stellata (L.) Morong
- Vagnera stellata var. mollis Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: 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.