Tag Archives: Mayflower

#NPOD: Solomon’s Plume #Nativeplants

Solomon’s Plume – Native Plant of the Day 04/13/2020
Photo from April 20, 2016.  Location: Chestnut Top Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
More photos / info at the  Maianthemum racemosum detail page.

False Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley, Solomon's Plume - Maianthemum racemosum

False Solomon’s Seal, Solomon’s Plume – Maianthemum racemosum

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#NPOD Starry False Solomon’s Seal #Nativeplants

Starry False Solomon’s Seal – Native Plant of the Day 07/28/2017
Photo from 5/31/2012. Location:  Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID.
More info / photos at the Maianthemum stellatum detail page.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon's Seal Star-flowered Solomon’s Plume - Maianthemum stellatum

Starry False Solomon’s Seal – Maianthemum stellatum

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The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain #Wildflower Status Update 04/14/2016 – 39 Species Blooming

This will likely be my last status update on wildflowers at The Pocket this season. The overstory is filling out, and the leafy understory is blocking what sun makes it through the leaves on the trees, so the spring ephemeral season is drawing to a close. From a species count – this time I counted 39 species blooming – it seems to be active, but most of those are in definite decline. This would be a particularly good time to come if you want to catch some of those species in fruit. The massive display of Bent White Trillium (Trillium flexipes) is still on, but it and most other species are past their peak.

White Baneberry, Doll's Eyes - Actaea pachypoda

White Baneberry – time to be transitioning to the Doll’s Eyes common name – Actaea pachypoda

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Starry False Solomon’s Seal – Maianthemum stellatum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Starry False Solomon’s Seal, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/30/2012.) Scientific name is Maianthemum stellatum.  Photo below was taken at Ponderosa State Park, in Valley County, ID on May 31, 2012.   It  is also known by the common names Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon’s Seal, and Star-flowered Solomon’s Plume.  Go to the Starry False Solomon’s Seal detail page for more information.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon's Seal Star-flowered Solomon’s Plume - Maianthemum stellatum

Starry False Solomon’s Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon’s Seal Star-flowered Solomon’s Plume – Maianthemum stellatum

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