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Butcher's-broom Family
5 species
Lily-of-the-Valley - flower 6 to 9 mm - raceme to 15 cm - leaves to 20 cm - height to 30 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2009
Order: Asparagales - formerly Liliales
Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher's-broom family)
Genus: Convallaria
Species: Majalis
Perennial - formerly in the Lily family (Liliaceae) - native to
Eurasia
Eurasia
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated September 2 2011
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Order: Asparagales - formerly Liliales
Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher's-broom family)
Genus: Maianthemum
Species: Racemosum
Perennial - also known as False Spikenard, Feathery
False Lily-of-the-Valley - formerly in the Lily family
(Liliaceae) - native to Canada
False Lily-of-the-Valley - formerly in the Lily family
(Liliaceae) - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated February 10 2010
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Order: Asparagales - formerly Liliales
Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher's-broom family)
Genus: Maianthemum
Species: Stellatum
Perennial - also known as Little False Solomon's Seal,
Starry False Lily-of-the-Valley - formerly in the Lily family
(Liliaceae) - native to Canada
Starry False Lily-of-the-Valley - formerly in the Lily family
(Liliaceae) - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated February 10 2010
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Hairy Solomon's Seal - flower 7 to 13 mm - leaves 4 to 12 cm - height to 90 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - May 2009
Order: Asparagales - formerly Liliales
Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher's-broom family)
Genus: Polygonatum
Species: Pubescens
Perennial - also known as Downy Solomon's Seal -
similar to Smooth Solomon's Seal (P. biflorum) with the
exception of small hairs on underside of leaves - formerly
in the Lily family (Liliaceae) - native to Canada
similar to Smooth Solomon's Seal (P. biflorum) with the
exception of small hairs on underside of leaves - formerly
in the Lily family (Liliaceae) - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated February 10 2010
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Canada Mayflower - flower 3 to 5 mm - raceme to 2.5 cm - leaves 3 to 10 cm - height to 20 cm - West Don Valley (Wilket Creek Park) - May 2011
Order: Asparagales - formerly Liliales
Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher's-broom family)
Genus: Maianthemum
Species: Canadense
Perennial - also known as Wild or False
Lily-of-the-Valley, Two-leaved Solomon's Seal - formerly
in the Lily family (Liliaceae) - native to Canada
Lily-of-the-Valley, Two-leaved Solomon's Seal - formerly
in the Lily family (Liliaceae) - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated December 16 2011
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False Solomon's Seal - flower 2 to 5 mm - panicle 3 to 15 cm - leaves 7 to 15 cm - height to 80 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2009
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal - flower 8 to 10 mm - raceme 2 to 5 cm - leaves 6 to 15 cm - height to 60 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2009