Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda
three-leaved false Solomon's-seal (threeleaf false lily of the valley)
Asparagaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
three-leaved false Solomon's-seal (threeleaf false lily of the valley)
Asparagaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a very slender, scaly, whitish rhizome; stems erect but slender and weak, 5-20 cm tall, smooth.
Leaves:
Leaves of flowering stems 2 to 4 (usually 3), alternate, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, tapering to a somewhat sheathing base, 3-12 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, unstalked, smooth, the margins entire; basal leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a slender, unbranched, 2- to 5-cm long, terminal cluster of 2 to 12, spreading, stalked flowers, the stalks distinctly longer than the flowers; flowers creamy-white to greenish-white, star-shaped, of 6 similar, distinct tepals, the tepals 3-4 mm long, spreading; stamens 6, shorter than tepals; pistil 1, 3-chambered.
Fruits:
Berries, globe-shaped, dark red, about 5 mm wide; seeds 1 or 2.
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 trifolium
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) |
657 | 6 | 1256 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
1 | 0 | 53 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
74 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 3 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
156 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BWBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(117), ESSF(2), ICH(1), MS(1), SBS(16) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet forests, bogs, fens and peaty streambanks in the montane and subalpine zones; infrequent in N BC, north of 56degreeN and east of the Coast Mountains; N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to MA, PA, MI, WI and MN.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Convallaria trifolia L.
Smilacina trifolia (L.) Desf.
Tovaria trifolia (L.) Neck. ex Baker
Vagnera trifolia (L.) Morong