False Lily-of-the-Valley is common in the Rainforest here on the Olympic Penninsula, from near sea level to subalpine heights. It's often seen in extensive patches along streambanks.
Canada Mayflower (False Lily-of-the-valley)
Maianthemum canadense
Canada mayflower is a common plant in Connecticut woods. It generally grows in large groups.
Maianthemum dilatatum. False Lily-of-the-Valley. Photographed along the northern California coast.
Disporum smithii. Smith's Fairybells. Photographed along the northern California coast.
Streptopus amplexifolius. Twisted Stalk.
Maianthemum dilatatum
BEADRUBY, FALSE LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY
Mimulus (Monkey Flower)
Oemleria cerasiformis
INDIAN PLUM, OSOBERRY ...
Maianthemum dilatatum ( False Lily-of-the-Valley )
Maianthemum racemosum ( False Solomon's Seal )
Malcolmia maritima ( Virginian Stock ) ...
canadense, from the Latin, "of Canada"
Canada Mayflower, from
Other common names include Bead Ruby, Canada Beadruby, False Lily-of-the-Valley, Wild Lily-of-the-Valley, Squirrel Berry (Finland), Two Leaf Solomon's Seal, Muguet ...
The latter, a common wildflower of northern forests, bears a cluster of small white blossoms and has many local names, e.g., Canada mayflower and false lily-of-the-valley.
 See also: Lily-of-the-Valley, Lily, Green, Bells, Mallow
  
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