Wild Lily-of-the-valley

Wild Lily-of-the-valley

Wild Lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense is a common spring flower of North American woods. It has a single basal leaf and short flowering stem with one or two smaller leaves. The flowers which form a white cluster have four points instead of a multiple of three which is more usual in the Lily Family. The pale red berries may stay on the plant all winter. [CH] {NW}