False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)

One of the few fragrant flowers native to Silver Falls! False Solomon’s Seal can be distinguished from Solomon’s Seal by the feather-like blossoms at the end of the stems rather than blooms along the underside of the stem.

One of the few fragrant flowers native to Silver Falls! False Solomon’s Seal can be distinguished from Solomon’s Seal by the feather-like blossoms at the end of the stems rather than blooms along the underside of the stem.

Stem upright, unbranched, usually arched with cluster of flowers at end, showy in flower and berry. Leaves alternate, sessile or clasping stem, oblong with pointed tips, 3–8 in. long, hairless above. Flowers 20 or more, small, white, in tight panicle 2–5 in. long. Berries green with brown mottling when young, turning bright red with age. Grows in moist places in forests at low to mid-elevations. Similar but smaller M. stellatum has flowers held in small raceme with 10 or fewer flowers, berries dark blue to reddish black.

  • Rarity: Common

  • Flowering Time: Mid Spring

  • Life Cycle: Perennial

  • Height: 12--37 inches

  • Habitat: Moist Woods , Sea Leavel To Mid Elevations, Coastal, West-Side Forest

  • Found In: Alaska To Ca, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np, Crater Lake Np, Wallowas, Steens, Siskiyous, West Gorge

  • Native: Yes