Maianthemum stellatum - photos and description

Saskatchewan's Wildflowers

Upright plant with alternate, lanceolate leaves which clasp the stem. I measured leaves to 8 cm long and 2 cm wide. Stems and undersides of leaves slightly hairy. White flowers in a small raceme, flowers 1 cm in diameter.

Tallest plant in above photos was 34 cm tall, the field guides list the height from 15 to 50 cm.

Very common, habitat is moist meadows, prairie, and edges of aspen woods.

Photos taken May 27th, moist meadow in aspen woods, about 70 km east of our home in Regina, SK.

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