Scientific Name:	Maianthemum stellatum
Pronunciation:	mye-AN-thuh-mum steh-LAY-tum
Common Name:	star-flowered false Solomon's seal
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Single stem to 30-50 cm tall; leaves lanceolate, sessile, and alternating; florets white, in terminal panicle.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Arching, Upright Form: Vase Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: North America Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Spring interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Lanceolate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire

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

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Dark-red Fruiting Time: Aug, Jul Additional Info: Edible

Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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