Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link
large false Solomon's seal (false Solomon's-seal; feathery false lily of the valley)
Asparagaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
large false Solomon's seal (false Solomon's-seal; feathery false lily of the valley)
Asparagaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a stout, fleshy, knotty, brownish rhizome; stems erect to stiffly arched-ascending, 30-100 cm tall, finely spreading-hairy above.
Leaves:
Stem leaves 5 to 12, alternate often in two rows, oblong-elliptic to egg-shaped, tapering to a frequently clasping base, 5-20 cm long, 4-8 cm wide, unstalked or short-stalked, short stiff-hairy on undersurface, the margins entire; basal leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a branched, egg- or pyramid-shaped, (3) 5- to 12-cm long, terminal cluster of numerous, spreading, short-stalked flowers; flowers white, wheel-shaped, of 6 similar, distinct tepals, the tepals 1.5-3 mm long, narrowly oblong; stamens 6, longer and wider than tepals; pistil 1, 3-chambered.
Fruits:
Berries, globe-shaped, at first mottled green and red, eventually all red, 5-7 mm wide; seeds usually 1 or 2.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Maianthemum racemosum
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
973 | 0 | 2750 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
23 | -2 | 230 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
198 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
6373 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(6), BG(2), BWBS(199), CDF(15), CWH(181), ESSF(670), ICH(2118), IDF(529), MH(1), MS(414), PP(20), SBPS(39), SBS(1830), SWB(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic forests, streambanks, meadows and clearings in the lowland and steppe to subalpine zones; common throughout BC south of 56degreeN, rare northward; N to AK, E to SK and S to SD, TX, NM, AZ and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Smilacina racemosa