familyLiliaceae
genusMaianthemum
speciesMaianthemum racemosum
subspeciesMaianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Vagnera australis Rydberg Vagnera retusa Rafinesque
Stems arching. Leaves petiolate; blade base tapered; apex of third leaf below inflorescence caudate, 12–25 mm; petiole 2–6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering mid spring; fruiting early summer–autumn.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts
Elevation: 0–800 m
Distribution
Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
Subspecies racemosum is distinguished from subsp. amplexicaule by its erect habit, clasping leaves, and short-acute leaf apex; these differences can be seen in the two color photographs in H. W. Rickett ([1966–1973], vol. 1(1), plate 6; vol. 5(1), plate 8).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. + and Wis. +
Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts +
Present +
Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. +
1821 +
Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum +
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