Scientific Name:	Maianthemum dilatatum
Pronunciation:	mye-AN-thuh-mum dye-luh-TAY-tum
Common Name:	false lily-of-the valley
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves heart-shaped; florets with 6 white tepals, on raceme with leaf-like bract on peduncle; fruit red, berries.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich Water Use: High, Moderate Landscape Uses: Erosion control, Ground cover Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cordate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 3 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Dark-red Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot, Rust, Slugs or snails, ( Drought resistant )

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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