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Maianthemum
Maianthemum (Latin Māia "May" and Greek ánthemon "flower"; including former Smilacina) is a genus of rhizomatous, herbaceous, perennial flowering plants, native to the understory of woodlands. It is widespread across much of North America, Europe and Asia.
37 branches of this genus, most-observed first
mayflowers
sectionMaianthemum
Solomon's plume
speciesMaianthemum racemosum
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
speciesMaianthemum stellatum
three-leaved false Solomon’s seal
speciesMaianthemum trifolium
Japanese Mayflower
speciesMaianthemum japonicum
Maianthemum gigas
speciesMaianthemum gigas
Maianthemum formosanum
speciesMaianthemum formosanum
Maianthemum paniculatum
speciesMaianthemum paniculatum
Maianthemum flexuosum
speciesMaianthemum flexuosum
Maianthemum scilloideum
speciesMaianthemum scilloideum
Maianthemum purpureum
speciesMaianthemum purpureum
Maianthemum henryi
speciesMaianthemum henryi
Maianthemum dahuricum
speciesMaianthemum dahuricum
Maianthemum harae
speciesMaianthemum harae
Maianthemum oleraceum
speciesMaianthemum oleraceum
Maianthemum amoenum
speciesMaianthemum amoenum
Chinese Solomon's plume
speciesMaianthemum tatsienense
Maianthemum yesoense
speciesMaianthemum yesoense
Maianthemum lichiangense
speciesMaianthemum lichiangense
Maianthemum viridiflorum
speciesMaianthemum viridiflorum
Maianthemum macrophyllum
speciesMaianthemum macrophyllum
Maianthemum paludicola
speciesMaianthemum paludicola
Maianthemum szechuanicum
speciesMaianthemum szechuanicum
Maianthemum bicolor
speciesMaianthemum bicolor
Maianthemum mexicanum
speciesMaianthemum mexicanum
Maianthemum monteverdense
speciesMaianthemum monteverdense
Maianthemum tubiferum
speciesMaianthemum tubiferum
Maianthemum atropurpureum
speciesMaianthemum atropurpureum
Maianthemum fuscum
speciesMaianthemum fuscum
Maianthemum forrestii
speciesMaianthemum forrestii
Maianthemum stenolobum
speciesMaianthemum stenolobum
Maianthemum robustum
speciesMaianthemum robustum
Maianthemum comaltepecense
speciesMaianthemum comaltepecense
Maianthemum salvinii
speciesMaianthemum salvinii
Maianthemum gongshanensis
speciesMaianthemum gongshanensis
Maianthemum nanchuanense
speciesMaianthemum nanchuanense
Maianthemum fusciduliflorum
speciesMaianthemum fusciduliflorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50249.