Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph. Wood) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
false lily-of-the-valley (false lily of the valley; two-leaved false Solomon's-seal)
Asparagaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
false lily-of-the-valley (false lily of the valley; two-leaved false Solomon's-seal)
Asparagaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a slender rhizome; stems 10-35 cm tall, smooth.
Leaves:
Leaves of flowering stems 1 to 3 (usually 2), alternate, broadly heart- to arrowhead-shaped, distinctly heart-shaped at the base, 5-12 cm long, about as wide, on 2- to 10-cm long stalks, smooth above and beneath, the margins entire, rough short-hairy; basal leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a loose, cylindrical, terminal cluster of several to many spreading flowers; flowers cream to white, wheel-shaped, 5-8 mm across, of 4 similar, distinct tepals, the tepals oblong, blunt, 2- 3 mm long, becoming reflexed; stamens 4, shorter than tepals; pistil 1, 2-chambered.
Fruits:
Berries, globe-shaped, spotted, red, 5-6 mm wide; seeds 1 to 4.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Maianthemum dilatatum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
147 | 0 | 1310 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
17 | 0 | 350 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
75 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1853 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(28), CDF(80), CWH(1634), ESSF(1), ICH(2), IDF(2), MH(25), MS(1), PP(1), SBS(5) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to wet forests and streambanks in the lowland and montane zones; common in coastal BC; N to AK and S to ID and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Maianthemum bifolium subsp. kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) E. Murray
Maianthemum bifolium var. kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) Trautv. & C.A. Mey.
Maianthemum kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) Nakai