Asparagaceae
Threeleaf false lily of the valley
Maianthemum trifolium
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Maianthemum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 三叶鹿药
- English
- Threeleaf false lily of the valley
Synonyms
- Asteranthemum trifoliatum Kunth
- Asteranthemum trifolium (L.) Nieuwl.
- Asteranthemum trifolium (L.) Kunth
- Convallaria trifolia L.
- Smilacina trifolia (L.) Desf.
- Tovaria trifolia (L.) Baker
- Unifolium trifolium (L.) Greene
- Vagnera pumila Standl.
- Vagnera trifolia (L.) Morong
- Vagnera trifolia f. bifolia Farw.
- Vagnera trifolia f. unifolia Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Renée-Louise Lamontagne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tracey Geneau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marilyse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: tonette toni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF ![Threeleaf false lily of the valley: 三葉鹿藥 Maianthemum trifolium (Smilacina trifolia) [新加坡植物園 Singapore Botanic Gardens]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/%E4%B8%89%E8%91%89%E9%B9%BF%E8%97%A5_Maianthemum_trifolium_%28Smilacina_trifolia%29_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%2815224271126%29.jpg/1280px-%E4%B8%89%E8%91%89%E9%B9%BF%E8%97%A5_Maianthemum_trifolium_%28Smilacina_trifolia%29_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%2815224271126%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: tonette toni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: LoJallen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.