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Maianthemum
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Noun1.Maianthemum - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valleyMaianthemum - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley
liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
Maianthemum canadense, false lily of the valley - small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
false lily of the valley, Maianthemum bifolium - small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan


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5 m in height, include Asclepias purpurascens (purple milkweed), Phryma leptostachya (lopseed), Porteranthus stipulatus (American ipecac or Indian physic), Ruellia strepens (wild petunia), Smilacina racemosa (false Solomon's seal), and Verbesina helianthoides (yellow crownbeard).
Late summer dominants included Smilacina racemosa, Solidago caesia, and Prenanthes altissima.
Other plants that occur in association with the margin of this seep, or the seep itself, and were found almost nowhere else in this study include Caltha palustris, Cornus alternifolia, Smilacina stellata, and Senecio aureus.
 
 
 
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