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| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (Nutt.) LaFrankie | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Family: | Liliaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus: | Maianthemum | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Maianthemum amplexicaule (Nutt.) W.A.
Weber Maianthemum racemosum var. amplexicaule (Nutt.) Dorn Smilacina amplexicaulis Nutt. Smilacina amplexicaulis var. glabra J.F. Macbr. Smilacina amplexicaulis var. jenkinsii Boivin Smilacina amplexicaulis var. ovata Boivin Smilacina racemosa var. amplexicaulis (Nutt.) S. Wats. Smilacina racemosa var. brachystyla G. Henderson Smilacina racemosa var. glabra (J.F. Macbr.) St. John Smilacina racemosa var. jenkinsii (Boivin) Boivin Vagnera amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Greene Vagnera amplexicaulis var. glabra (J.F. Macbr.) Abrams |
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| Common Names: | western Solomon’s-seal feathery false lily of the valley false Solomon’s seal feathery false Solomon’s seal spikenard |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada: | British Columbia – Alberta – southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Cypress Upland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | moist woods and thickets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada: | rich woods, thickets, and clearings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Threatened |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S1S2 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Western Solomon’s-seal is threatened because of rarity in Saskatchewan. Its occurrence is regionally highly restricted. Some local populations are small and some larger. No immediate threats are known but are quite possible in the future. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 75 – 25 cm tall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roots: | rhizomes branched, cylindrical; roots scattered | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stems: | arching, 7 – 9 mm wide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | 7 – 12, leaf stalk 2 – 6 mm long, blade elliptic to oval, 9 – 17 cm long, 2– 8 cm wide, base rounded or tapered, tip tapered or tail-like | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | branched, 7 – 250-flowered | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | tepals inconspicuous, 0.5 – 1 mm long; ovary round, 1 mm wide, stigma obscure | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | berries 4 – 6 mm wide, round or 3-lobed, green with copper spots when young, deep translucent red when mature; seeds 1 – 4, round | ||||||||||||||||||||
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