Scientific or common name:

Maianthemum canadense Desf.

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ASPARAGACEAE - Asparagus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Maianthemum canadense Desf.
Nomencl. ref.: Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. ix. (1807) 54.
Rank: species

Images of Maianthemum canadense

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Common names

U.S. name: Canada mayflower
English name: Canadian May-lily
English name: false lily-of-the-valley
French name: maïanthème du Canada
German name: kanadisches Schattenblümchen

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. interius Fernald
= Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. pubescens Gates & Ehlers
= Unifolium canadense (Desf.) Greene

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. interius Fernald
2) Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. pubescens Gates & Ehlers

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: -
Superdivision: -
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Maianthemum
Species:

1) Maianthemum amplexicaule (Nutt.) W.A. Weber 2) Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F.W. Schmidt ssp. kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) E. Murray 3) Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F.W. Schmidt var. kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) Trautv. & C.A. Mey. 4) Maianthemum canadense Desf. 5) Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. interius Fernald 6) Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. pubescens Gates & Ehlers 7) Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph. Wood) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. 8) Maianthemum kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) Nakai 9) Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link 10) Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. amplexicaule (Nutt.) LaFrankie 11) Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum 12) Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link var. amplexicaule (Nutt.) Dorn 13) Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 14) Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)


Map for Maianthemum canadense Desf.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Asparagaceae)
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1) Agave 2) Anthericum (echeandia) 3) Asparagus 4) Convallaria 5) Endymion (hyacinthoides) 6) Hyacinthoides 7) Hyacinthus (hyacinth) 8) Leopoldia (grape hyacinth) 9) Maianthemum (mayflower) 10) Ornithogalum (star of Bethlehem) 11) Polygonatum 12) Scilla 13) Urginea (liverseed grass) 14) Yucca

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Common names (Maianthemum)
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1) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) 2) False lily of the valley (Maianthemum dilatatum) 3) Feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum) 4) Starry false lily of the valley (Maianthemum stellatum) 5) Threeleaf false lily of the valley (Maianthemum trifolium)

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More species:
1) Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. interius Fernald [164]
2) Maianthemum canadense Desf. var. pubescens Gates & Ehlers [144]
3) Maianthemum kamtschaticum (J.F. Gmel. ex Cham.) Nakai [149]
4) Maieta scalpta Vent. [93]
5) Malache scabra B. Vogel, non (C. Presl) Kuntze [88]
6) Malachra alceifolia Jacq. var. fasciata (Jacq.) Robyns [142]
7) Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. catalinensis (Eastw.) Kearney [90]
8) Malacothamnus hallii (Eastw.) Kearney [88]
9) Malacothrix altissima Greene [91]
10) Malacothrix platyphylla A. Gray [196]

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