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I have several very nice Maianthemums. On most the flowers are not very showy but the stem and leaves are decorative and they get coloured berries in fall. Here are two - nameless (as usual).
Maianthemum and relatives.
I have several very nice Maianthemums. On most the flowers are not very showy but the stem and leaves are decorative and they get coloured berries in fall. Here are two - nameless (as usual).
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ncole (not verified)
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 4:46amIs this the same as false solomons seal?
Trond Hoy
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 5:27amYes, Maianthemum is the same as Smilacina (False Solomon's Seal is Maianthemum (Smilacina ) racemosa).
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 5:30amI certainly see the resemblance to our American False Solomon's seal. Ours has been reclassified as Maianthemum racemosum (from Smilacina racemosa). But no, it can't be that, according to the Flora of North America. Petals are easily seen on on Trond's photo, and are not on our American native.
Trond, are you showing two different species? They look the same to me...
Trond Hoy
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 1:48pmI see I was a bit unclear :-\
Regarding the False Solomon's Seal, it is as Rick says, the same genus, not the same species.
Rick, I don't know the species name(s) but according to Afloden both are tatsiense.
However, although the overall growth pattern is similar they are very different in details like leaf petiole, panicle form etc.
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 9:24pmGee, I really didn't look very closely at the second pic, I had thought it was still completely in bud... obviously not!
I like them both. ;D
cohan (not verified)
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Thu, 07/19/2012 - 11:37pmInteresting plants! M racemosum is in Alberta, but not around here that I have seen; M stellatum is common, as is M canadense, and M trifolium (watching for seeds for you again this year, last year there was little seed of that species it seemed, and/or I missed it! All three species here usually seem to make a relatively small number of berries compared to the number of flowers, though sometimes there are a lot of berries)
Trond Hoy
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Sat, 07/21/2012 - 12:57pmI keep my fingers crossed, Cohan ;)
cohan (not verified)
Re: Maianthemum and relatives.
Sat, 07/21/2012 - 6:14pmThey are interesting/odd in that they flower early and make berries very late!