Minnesota Seasons - Canada mayflower


Canada mayflower				More photos…
Maianthemum canadense

Taxonomy	Family:	Asparagaceae (asparagus)
	Subfamily:	Nolinoideae

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Moist. Woods, forests.
Flowering	May to June
Flower Color	White
Height	4″ to 6″

Identification	There is a solitary leaf on sterile shoots and usually 2, sometimes 3, stem leaves on fertile shoots. The leaves have a fringe of hairs on the margins.

Similar Species

Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Avon Hills Forest SNA North Unit Boot Lake SNA Bunker Hills Regional Park Butterwort Cliffs SNA Cannon Wilderness Woods Carley State Park Chimney Rock SNA Clear Lake SNA Crow Wing State Park Fort Ridgely State Park Hardscrabble Woods/MG Tusler Sanctuary Hayes Lake State Park Iona’s Beach SNA John A. Latsch State Park Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Lake Bemidji State Park Lake Bronson State Park Lake Carlos State Park Lake Maria State Park Lebanon Hills Regional Park Lost 40 SNA Lutsen SNA			Miesville Ravine Park Reserve Mille Lacs Kathio State Park Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Myhr Creek Ridge SNA Old Mill State Park Philip J. Englund Ecotone Pigeon River Cliffs Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Rice Lake Savanna SNA St. Croix Savanna SNA Sakatah Lake State Park Sibley State Park Sugarloaf Cove Twin Lakes SNA Uncas Dunes SNA Wild Indigo Prairie SNA Wild River State Park Wolsfeld Woods SNA Wood-Rill SNA

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Fertile Shoots

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Inflorescence

Synonyms	Maianthemum canadense var. interius Maianthemum canadense var. pubescens Unifolium canadense

Common Names	Canada bead-ruby Canada may-lily Canada mayflower false lily-of-the-Valley two-leaf Solomon’s seal twoleaved Solomonseal wild lily-of-the-Valley