Calflora Taxon Report
Maianthemum dilatatum  (Alph. Wood) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr.
False lily of the valley, False lily of the vally, Pacific may lily, Twoleaf solomon seal
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Maianthemum dilatatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Maianthemum
Family: Ruscaceae  
(Liliaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSMaianthemum bifolium ssp. kamtschaticum
PLANTSMaianthemum bifolium var. kamtschaticum
PLANTSMaianthemum kamtschaticum
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[Wikipedia] Ethnobotanical Uses: The plant has many ethnobotanical uses. The roots and leaves were used medicinally, and the berries were occasionally used for food.[1] Native Americans used the plant to treat wounds and eyestrain. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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