Scientific or common name:

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

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ASPARAGACEAE - Asparagus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Starry false lily of the valley
English name: little false Solomon's-seal
English name: star false Solomon's-seal
French name: smilacine étoilée

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Convallaria stellata L.
= Smilacina liliacea (Greene) Wynd
= Smilacina sessilifolia Nutt. ex Baker
= Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf.
= Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. var. crassa Victorin
= Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. var. mollis Farw.
= Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. var. sessilifolia (Nutt. ex Baker) G. Hend.
= Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. var. sylvatica Victorin & Rouss.
= Vagnera liliacea (Greene) Rydb.
= Vagnera sessilifolia (Nutt. ex Baker) Greene
= Vagnera stellata (L.) Morong

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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 (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)


Map for Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
(*) 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) Maieta scalpta Vent. [95]
2) Majorana hortensis Moench [167]
3) Malache scabra B. Vogel, non (C. Presl) Kuntze [88]
4) Malachodendron pentagynum (L'Hér.) Small [134]
5) Malacothamnus arcuatus (Greene) Greene [145]
6) Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. catalinensis (Eastw.) Kearney [91]
7) Malacothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A. Gray) Torr. ex Greene ssp. cercophorus (B.L. Rob.) Munz [146]
8) Malacothamnus palmeri (S. Watson) Greene var. involucratus (B.L. Rob.) Kearney [147]
9) Malacothrix coulteri Harv. & A. Gray var. cognata Jeps. [92]
10) Malacothrix sonchoides (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. torreyi (A. Gray) E.W. Williams [96]

26-Apr-2024 - Week-17

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