Trillium Ridge Flora and Fauna
Canadian May-lily, False Lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum canadense
Location: Woods
A dominant understory perennial flowering plant, native to the sub-boreal conifer forests in Canada and the northern United States, and also in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. It can be found growing under both evergreen and deciduous trees.
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Genus: Maianthemum (May flowers)
Family: Ruscaceae (ruscaceae)
Order: Asparagales (asparagales)
Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
Phylum/Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)