Asparagaceae
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum multiflorum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Polygonatum
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Common names
By language (29)
- Arabic
- عقداء عديدة الأزهار, زنبق أفعى, ملتفة
- arz
- عقداء عديدة الازهار
- Bulgarian
- Многоцветна момкова сълза
- Chinese
- 九龙环, 欧亚黄精
- Croatian
- Mnogocvjetni Salamunov pečat
- Czech
- Kokořík mnohokvětý
- Danish
- Stor Konval
- Dutch
- Gewone salomonszegel, Veelbloemige salomonszegel
- English
- Solomon's seal, Eurasian Solomon's seal, Common solomon’s-seal, David’s-harp, Eurasian Solomon’s seal, Ladder-to-heaven
- Estonian
- Mitmeõiene kuutõverohi
- Finnish
- Lehtokielo
- French
- Sceau de Salomon multiflore, Sceau de salomon commun
- German
- Vielblütige Weisswurz, Vielblütige Weißwurz, Vielblütiges Salomonssiegel, Wald-Salomonssiegel, Wald-Weißwurz
- hsb
- Kwětkata kokorička
- Hungarian
- Fürtös salamonpecsét
- Irish
- Séala Sholaimh
- kw
- Sel Selevan
- Lithuanian
- Daugiažiedė baltašaknė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Storkonvall
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Storkonvall
- Polish
- Kokoryczka wielokwiatowa
- Russian
- Купена многоцветковая
- Slovak
- Kokorík mnohokvetý
- Spanish
- Poligonato, Sello de Salomón, Suelda blanca
- Swedish
- Storrams
- Turkish
- Boğumluca otu, Adi mührüsüleyman
- Ukrainian
- Купина багатоквіткова
- Walloon
- Såvaedje murguet
- Welsh
- Llysiau Solomon, Sêl Selyf
Synonyms
- Convallaria ambigua Schrank
- Convallaria bracteata B.Thomas
- Convallaria govaniana Wall.
- Convallaria multiflora L.
- Convallaria multiflora var. ambigua Des Moul.
- Convallaria multiflora var. bracteata Gaudin
- Convallaria multiflora var. major Gaudin
- Convallaria multiflora var. ramosa Döll
- Polygonatum ambiguum (Des Moul.) B.D.Jacks.
- Polygonatum bracteatum (Gaudin) G.Don
- Polygonatum intermedium Dumort.
- Polygonatum multiflorum f. bracteatum (E.Thomas ex Gaudin) Fernald & S.K.Harris
- Polygonatum multiflorum f. ramosum (Döll) Fernald & S.K.Harris
- Polygonatum multiflorum subsp. bracteatum (B.Thomas) K.Richt.
- Polygonatum multiflorum subsp. broteroi (Guss.) K.Richt.
- Polygonatum multiflorum var. bracteatum (B.Thomas) Kunth
- Polygonatum multiflorum var. latifolium Kunth
- Polygonatum multiflorum var. ramosum (Döll) Geisenh.
- Polygonatum salomonis Friche-Joset & Montandon
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 1,233 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eva-Maria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Oriol Sastre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jmp48, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pmau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lidine Mia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Polygonatum
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- Smooth Solomon's sealPolygonatum biflorumAsparagaceae
- 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.