Asparagaceae
Smooth Solomon's seal
Polygonatum biflorum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Polygonatum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- عقداء ثنائية الأزهار, عقداء متغيرة
- arz
- عقداء ثنائية الازهار
- Chinese
- 小花黃精, 小花黄精
- English
- Smooth Solomon's seal, McKittrick's Solomon's seal
- Persian
- پلیگناتوم بیفلروم
Synonyms
- Convallaria angustifolia (Pursh) Poir.
- Convallaria biflora Walter
- Convallaria canaliculata Willd.
- Convallaria commutata Schult. & Schult.f.
- Convallaria gigantea hort. ex Kunth
- Polygonatum angustifolium Pursh
- Polygonatum biflorum f. biflorum
- Polygonatum biflorum f. ramosum (McGivney) Fernald
- Polygonatum biflorum subvar. ellipsoidale Farw.
- Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Morong
- Polygonatum biflorum var. giganteum (A.Dietr.) Alph.Wood
- Polygonatum biflorum var. hebetifolium R.R.Gates
- Polygonatum biflorum var. melleum (Farw.) R.P.Ownbey
- Polygonatum biflorum var. necopinum R.P.Ownbey
- Polygonatum biflorum var. ovatum Farw.
- Polygonatum biflorum var. virginicum (Greene) Farw.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum Miq.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum (Willd.) Pursh
- Polygonatum canaliculatum f. foliatum (H.M.Clarke) J.W.Moore
- Polygonatum canaliculatum f. ramosum (McGivney) Clute
- Polygonatum canaliculatum subvar. ellipticum Farw.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum var. americanum (Hook.) Farw.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum var. giganteum (A.Dietr.) Miq.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum var. giganteum (A.Dietr.) Farw.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum var. oblongifolium Farw.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum var. ovatum (Farw.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Polygonatum canaliculatum var. rotundifolium J.W.Moore
- Polygonatum cobrense (Wooton & Standl.) R.R.Gates
- Polygonatum commutatum (Schult. & Schult.f.) A.Dietr.
- Polygonatum commutatum f. foliatum H.M.Clarke
- Polygonatum commutatum f. ramosum McGivney
- Polygonatum commutatum var. lineamentosum Lunell
- Polygonatum commutatum var. ovatum (Farw.) R.R.Gates
- Polygonatum commutatum var. virginicum (Greene) R.R.Gates
- Polygonatum ellipticum Farw.
- Polygonatum giganteum A.Dietr.
- Polygonatum hebetifolium (R.R.Gates) Bush
- Polygonatum latifolium Pursh
- Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
- Polygonatum melleum Farw.
and 14 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: dghjertaas, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: T. Hammer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: F. LaBry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristine Paulus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Beetham, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Polygonatum
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- Polygonatum × hybridumAsparagaceae
- Dwarf solomon's sealPolygonatum humileAsparagaceae
- Polygonatum involucratumAsparagaceae
- Polygonatum orientaleAsparagaceae
- Hairy Solomon's sealPolygonatum pubescensAsparagaceae
- Polygonatum falcatumAsparagaceae
- Polygonatum glaberrimumAsparagaceae
- Polygonatum sibiricumAsparagaceae
- Polygonatum cirrhifoliumAsparagaceae
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.