Species

Maianthemum racemosum (Solomon’s plume)

Maianthemum racemosum. Photo: (c) Nick Nuebel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Maianthemum racemosum (treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon’s seal, Solomon’s plume or false spikenard; syn. Smilacina racemosa, Vagnera racemosa) is a species of flowering plant native to North America. It is a common, widespread plant known from every US state except Hawaii, and from every Canadian province and territory except Nunavut, as well as from Mexico.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Asparagaceae (Agave and allies)
        Subfamily: Nolinoideae (Dragon tree subfamily)
        Tribe: Polygonateae (True and false solomon’s seals)
        Genus: Maianthemum (Mayflowers and false solomon’s seals)
        Species: Maianthemum racemosum (Solomon’s plume)
        Subspecies: Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule (Western solomon’s plume)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule (Western solomon’s plume)

Sightings

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