Species

Maianthemum dilatatum (Western lily of the valley)

Maianthemum dilatatum. Photo: (c) pronghornranch67, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Maianthemum dilatatum (snakeberry, two-leaved Solomon’s seal or false lily of the valley) is a common rhizomatous perennial flowering plant that is native to western North America from northern California to the Aleutian islands, and Asia across the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. It grows in coastal temperate rainforests, and is often the dominant groundcover plant in Sitka Spruce forests.

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)
        Section: Maianthemum (Mayflowers)
        Species: Maianthemum dilatatum (Western lily of the valley)

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