Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Locations ofMaianthemum canadense Desf. in Virginia

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Family
Ruscaceae
Botanical Name
Maianthemum canadense Desf.
Common Name
Canada Mayflower, False Lily-of-the-valley
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Maianthemum canadense Desf.
Comments
Habitat
Spruce and spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, northern red oak forests, seepage swamp hummocks, and under shrubs and overhangs around high-elevation outcrops; less characteristic in lower-elevation montane forests; restricted east of the mountains to seepage swamps, swampy floodplains, and sheltered bluffs, often under hemlock. Common in the mountains; rare in the n. and c. Piedmont and adjacent inner Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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