Difference between revisions of "Convallaria majalis var. majalis"
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 5 November 2020
Plants forming dense colonies. Leaves 15–40 × 2.5–5 cm; petiole 8–24 cm; blade green until frost, veins and veinlets relatively faint in transmitted light, 9–20 cm. Scape 1–2.3 dm. Inflorescences 1/2 length of to equaling proximalmost sheathing leaves; bracts broadly lanceolate, 4–10 mm, shorter than pedicel. Flowers: tepal midribs white; pedicel 7–12 mm. 2n = 38.
Phenology: Flowering early–late spring.
Habitat: Disturbed, open areas
Elevation: 0–1500 m
Distribution
Introduced; N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Ark., Conn., D.C., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., expected elsewhere, Eurasia.
Discussion
Variety majalis is widely cultivated and naturalized throughout most of eastern North America and elsewhere near cemeteries, gardens, roadsides, and thickets. Rhizomatous spread results in highly dense, ground-covering carpets. Pink and double-flowered horticultural forms are known.
Selected References
None.