| Description | Canada May Flower (Maianthemum canadense) is an herbaceous perennial wildflower growing in the understory of conifers and deciduous trees. |
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| Pronunciation | (may-an-the-mum) (ka-na-DEN-see) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | semi-shade, dapple sun, shaded |
| Moisture | moist, average |
| Soil & Site | moist woods, pH acidic to near neutral soils, The picture I took was of plants growing in sandy soils among Pinus nigra. |
| Flowers | Flowers are white, starry, 4-parted, four stamens, and tepals borne on a raceme cluster. An infertile shoot usually consists of a single basal leaf, while a fertile shoot consists of a flowering stalk with two alternate leaves, sometimes three. |
| Fruit | round green berry, ripens to red |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, heart-shaped base, clasping or sessile, pointed tip, oval to oblong, upper surface glabrous, and lower is finely pubescent |
| Stems | Spreads by its rhizomes or creeping roots forming colonies. |
| Dimensions | 4-6 inches tall |
| Propagation | cold stratified seeds, division in the spring |
| Misc Facts | The genus Maianthemum: from Maius for May and anthemon for flower canadense: of or referring to Canada. (#100) |
| Notes & Reference | #65-North Woods Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #275-North Carolina Botanical Garden (https://floraquest.org/plant/) |
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